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Today's meeting between the larger-than-life news mogul Rupert Murdoch and the Bancroft family, coupon-clipping owners of Dow Jones, has gripped the little world of journalists. "The rotten old bastard intends to charm them all with his lies," warned Slate media critic Jack Shafer. The idea that...
Figure out "the number" together. Many advisers say you'll need 70% to 80% of your preretirement income to maintain your standard of living. But they forget about additional expenses, such as medical costs. And then there's the Grand Canyon factor. Many couples first view retirement as the chance...
Speaking of shudders-and returns to Cannes-Joel and Ethan Coen have been going to the festival since 1984, when they peddled their first feature, the murder mystery Blood Simple, in the Cannes Market. They won the Palme d'Or in 1991 for Barton Fink. But the brothers' earlier crime...
Take the opening attraction, Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights. Much heralded as the Hong Kong master's first English-language feature, and starring pop diva Norah Jones in her acting debut, this fable of a lovelorn woman's jaunt across the U.S.-from New York to Memphis to...
For their part, the McCain camp seems to be enjoying the attention garnered by the gibe, embracing the fact that McCain has set Romney specifically in his sights. They point out that the comment came in direct response to a question not about the immigration bill, but about Romney's...