Word: lane
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...more they drive, the bigger their car, the closer to rush hour, the higher the price. For half a century, economists and engineers have insisted that this strategy - "congestion charging" - is the best and fairest way to reduce traffic. But driving and rationality do not always share the same lane. For just as many years, politicians have instead tried cajoling drivers out of their cars - providing better public transport, tax incentives, free bikes - with little to show for it. Now, some European cities are trying tough love. They are finally, haltingly, aiming to make things unbearable for the rush-hour...
...production at Miramax Films, which distributes Chicago and is a partner in The Hours. "It doesn't sound like a full picture; you think it's weepy or trite." Another pejorative, chick flicks, is even more limiting. "It denigrates a male appreciation of the female experience," says Diane Lane, who won the New York Film Critics' Actress award for her turn as an adulterous wife in Unfaithful. "I think men are very curious and surprised by the female experience they see when it's not 'lite'--when it's a strong, emotional piece...
...competition there is, for so few films. "I was often third down the line," says Catherine Zeta-Jones, a wow as the Chicago virago. "I've sometimes said, 'Give me a screen test,' but how many times can you put up your hand and say, 'What about me?'" Lane acknowledges that actors are artists for hire: "If you're a plumber, there are only a certain amount of pipes that need fixing, and you hope you get the call." Or you make the call yourself, as Hayek did with Frida. "For seven years I went around with the script, saying...
...interesting 2002 for the women's auxiliary means a hotter Oscar race. Kidman, Moore, Streep, Zellweger, Lane, Hayek, Zeta-Jones, Vardalos--all are worthy of having their names announced next week and of spending the next six weeks wondering if they will be giving a nervous, ecstatic thank-you speech...
...watching, try the Balcony Bar, (662) 235 5891, on Silom Soi 4. It's a sidewalk gay bar that welcomes straights, and the ensuing mix of trendsetters and goggle-eyed tourists makes for a fun night. There are at least a dozen more clubs and bars clustered in the lane, catering to most music tastes; one of the best is the funk-tastic Tapas, (662) 234 4737. Stargazers should head to the Greyhound Caf? in The Empori-um, which resounds with the gossipy banter of soap-opera divas, pop stars and actress-models-despite signs designating areas in which...