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...army chief, thus allowing the military to step back from directly running the country. It would strengthen democracy by allowing the Prime Minister to speak with the real authority that comes from representing a majority of the population. And it would set a precedent for judicial independence in a land where that has been sorely lacking. If Musharraf is to have a positive role in the future of the country, he must act soon to broker a compromise with his opponents. Pakistan, a torn nation sorely in need of hope and healing, deserves nothing less...
...Many farmers complain that banks don't offer them credit, forcing them to turn to rapacious moneylenders, who typically charge up to 20% interest on a four-month loan. As collateral, explains one lender in the bustling town of Pandharkawada, farmers often sign away title to their land. "If they pay back the loan, we give them back their deed," says the lender, who called himself "Ratanbhai" but refused to give his full name because of a recent government crackdown on unlicensed lenders. "If they don't, we get to take their land...
...giggles. It's so R-rated that Knocked Up--despite scenes depicting childbirth from health-class angles--is a muted version of Rogen's shtick. "We said, 'The dude gets married? That's kind of lame,'" says writing partner Goldberg. "We write stuff where the universe ends and Martians land." But Rogen says he has learned from Apatow to focus on story and emotional honesty over aliens and punch lines. "Apatow kept saying, 'Less semen. More emotion,'" says Rogen...
...songs forgotten too soon, They had their day, and then we threw them away. And without a sigh we would pass them by For some other, newer tune. So off to a happier home they flew, Where they're always loved and they're always new. -P.G. Wodehouse, "The Land Where the Good Songs...
...Since 1994, Encores!, the Tony-winning series of musical revivals at New York's City Center, has been the land where the good songs, and the good shows, go. Every year Encores! mounts three pieces at five performances each, filling the gigantic old theater's 2,750 seats with knowledgeable enthusiasts of the old style, Encores! has brought classic musicals back to life in productions that match meticulous scholarship with showstopping verve. The books of these venerable shows may be on the creaky side, but the tunes in them still sing. Join in a chorus of "Where or When," anybody...