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FILED FOR DIVORCE. Whitney Houston, 43, pop diva; from her husband, former New Edition singer Bobby Brown, 37; after a rocky 14-year marriage during which Brown did numerous stints in jail and Houston twice entered rehab for substance abuse; in Orange County, Calif. The couple, whose tumultuous relationship was on display on last year's reality-TV show Being Bobby Brown, have a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, 13. A six-time Grammy winner, Houston had a record seven consecutive No. 1 pop hits in the late '80s--including Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know...
DIED. Wang Guangmei, 85, elegant former first lady of China who was targeted during the Cultural Revolution; in Beijing. Wang suffered because of a falling out between her husband ex-President Liu Shaoqi and Mao Zedong--which landed Liu in jail, where he died--as well as the jealous rage of Mao's wife Jiang Qing. The well-educated Wang was also imprisoned and once suffered a public parade in which she was forced to wear a necklace of Ping-Pong balls...
...revealing their hidden connections. Since the characters are, in the present instance, operating on a global scale, some viewers will find Babel excitingly far-ranging. Others may find it merely far-fetched. Some will see the casting of Cate Blanchett as the wounded tourist and Brad Pitt as her husband as evidence that it aspires to be a major motion picture. Others will note the anonymity of the other players and see it as a lengthy, overambitious art-house entry. Those of us who think González Ińárritu is one of the movies' larger youngish talents will perhaps...
...their credit and businesses grow, the women begin to see themselves as participants in a productive economy that proves to be the most important key to their successes. “Her husband thought she was stupid,” Yunus explained to New Internationalist magazine. “Her parents thought she was stupid. Her neighbors thought she was stupid. She thought she was stupid. But she has found out she is not as stupid as everyone thinks...
...film from writer/director Todd Field. A hit at the Toronto Film Festival and a surefire bet in this year’s Oscar race, this film is anything but childish. Kate Winslet stars as a desperate housewife, Sarah Pierce, who feels misunderstood by other stay-at-home moms, her husband, and even her daughter. One hot summer day at the playground, the moms fawn over the lone stay-at-home dad—Patrick Wilson, best known for his role as a closeted Mormon in HBO’s “Angels in America?...