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...falls in love with country, understands error of former city-boy ways” trope. Despite his reliance on over-used plot structures, Scott presents a film that both charms and captivates the audience. Some credit is due to Peter Mayle, who wrote the source material, a best-selling novel of the same name. However, the change of setting from the United States to Europe adds nuance to the plot and updates what is otherwise essentially a rerun. The noirishly-named Max Skinner (Crowe) is a shrewd London banker who revels in conquering his competition through ruthless and unethical means...
Stephen King’s latest thriller has perhaps the most dreadfully dull cover ever conceived for a novel of his. The front is plain red with a shovel-shaped cutout on the front. Remove the dust jacket and you’ll find an overly colorful illustration of exotic, chaotically-growing flowers and weeds. According to the summary in the inner flap, the picture apparently depicts Boo’ya Moon, “a place that both terrified and healed him.” The “him” refers to the titular character?...
...freshman fifteen’ to any red-blooded female and watch a shudder run up her spine.” But are women really the only ones gaining weight in college? I think not, and Oz does little to address the needs of male students. College life presents novel freedoms that are so exciting, dietary balance is often left out of the equation for men and women alike...
Despite the unification of father and children, Hunt never felt a close connection with the oil baron, who was an emotionally distant and demanding lothario. However, it was her father who first introduced her to politics. H.L. Hunt espoused a doctrine of rabid anti-communism. He penned a utopian novel in which wealth dictated voting privileges, and he pressed his daughters into the service of his anti-communist crusade. “Making speeches with my father was the closest thing to a meaningful relationship we ever had,” the younger Hunt writes...
...Given the popularity of the minimum wage proposals, opponents have been trying out novel strategies. In Ohio the latest tack has been to argue that the the fine print in the state's ballot initiative represents a threat to employer and employee privacy. A group called Ohioans to Protect Personal Privacy (OTPPP) has placed ads to that effect, urging voters to reject the initiative because they claim it would enable nearly anyone to access employees' job records without their permission. But Peter P. Swire, a law professor at the Ohio State University and former Chief Counselor for Privacy...