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...PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA Pyongyang International Film Festival An outgrowth of nonaligned propaganda, this biennial event, set to return in September 2010, is the best opportunity for filmmakers to make their mark on the Hermit Kingdom (supposedly with the blessing of No. 1 movie fan Kim Jong Il). Festivalgoers may be closely monitored, with ceremonies fronted by cheerleading Kimettes, but filmmaker Nick Bonner, whose Koryo Tours helps organize the festival and foreign guests, says "the impact is stunning" - as when masses of North Koreans crowded to view Bend it Like Beckham. See pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com...
...Maharashtra state politician who resigned when his remark that Mumbai's death toll could have been worse sparked public outrage, is back in office - once again in charge of security. The state has claimed $100 million in urban-renewal funds for Mumbai, but watered down the governance reforms to make them almost meaningless...
...Tuna has long been a standard item on my shopping list. Not anymore! A small contribution to conservation, perhaps, but one by one we may make a difference. Thank you TIME for regularly waking your readers up to the planet's predicament. Cilla Geldenhuys, Witsand, South Africa...
...houses must be licensed, to encourage adherence to stringent technical, legal and ethical standards. Ignoring the rules can result in losing one's job. Why? Because if these things are constructed poorly, people will get hurt. Since Wall Street is in the business of "engineering" markets in order to make the greatest possible amount of money, why shouldn't they also be licensed and held to similar standards? Mark Revis, Moreno Valley, Calif...
...skip all that backbreaking plowing, er, clicking, or if you've run out of friends who faux-farm, you can buy farm cash and get what you want. These virtual goods are the products that social games are actually trying to hawk. People hand over real money for make-believe merchandise. It's like using greenbacks to buy Monopoly dollars--but if you want...