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...movie finally comes to life when one of the main characters is suddenly killed. That cues the old-Bollywood sentiment and family imperatives; and the complex plot picks up narrative steam. Again, you've seen it all before - last summer, when the hero was a panda. Chandni Chowk thus has the feel of one of many Indian glosses on American films, not of something fresh and foreign. For a really thrilling amalgam of Bollywood and Hong Kong, I'm still waiting...
USAGE: "American diplomats have been told they may be punished for sending mass responses after an e-mail storm nearly knocked out one of the State Department's main electronic communications systems." --Associated Press...
...already slowed to a crawl. Meanwhile, Washington National Airport had just reopened after having been shut down by the snowfall for two hours. At 3:59 p.m., Air Florida's Flight 90 to Tampa, a Boeing 737 with 74 passengers aboard, began rolling down the airport's main runway for takeoff...
...students and staff spoke about planning their own nuptials. Attendees socialized and nibbled on an array of hors d’oeurves. A spectrum of colorful sticky notes adorned the walls of the room with the attendees’ reasons for coming to the event. One of the main issues? Family Drama. According to Francis, matrimonial festivities can be ideal opportunities for communication between friends and relatives. “This is sometimes an educational moment,” said Francis. “It can be a growth opportunity for people.” And, in keeping with...
...massive drop in advertising, particularly home and classified ads; the ready availability of free news online; and the limitations of the corporate parent - although Hearst, which owns 16 daily papers and another 16 magazines in the U.S., is one of the sturdier media giants. The P-I's main rival, the Seattle Times, is owned by a local family and is enmeshed with the P-I in a joint operating agreement. It, too, is in dire straits. Seattle, noted Horsey and others, could become the first major U.S. city without a daily newspaper...