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...often, Taiwan's laid-back ancient capital, Tainan, has a media moment. In 2004, it came when President Chen Shui-bian survived an assassination attempt while campaigning for re-election in his native county. Last fall, the island's ravenous press corps lined Tainan's streets to greet another hometown hero, New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, when he returned to spend the off-season with his parents. But the most recent development will likely outlast the next-day news cycle: the sleek new bullet train has arrived, opening up a southward escape route from scooter-choked Taipei...
...occasionally treat himself to a seafood feast. Still, Fujian is a place which young men leave, so Big Lin made preparations in 1997 to go abroad, too. More than anything, he recalls, he wanted to see more than the rice paddies, potato fields and squat factories of his hometown. "I wanted to make lots of money," he says, "but I also wanted to have fun and see the world...
...Hometown: Martha’s Vineyard (yes, people live there year-round...
According to the UC report, the College’s aberrant scheduling of January exams and abbreviated breaks make winter athletic scheduling difficult, prevent students from seeing many of their hometown friends on break, and reduce their opportunities for cross-registration...
...single mom (Penélope Cruz, above left) hears rumors that her dead mother (Carmen Maura) is haunting their hometown. This unlocks closets full of family secrets and director Pedro Almodóvar's unique mix of earthy wit and fire. So maybe he's not working at quite the apogee of emotion and cinematic daring of his All About My Mother and Talk to Her. That makes Volver only about the sixth best film of the past decade...