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Oddly reminiscent of "Leviathan," both Dan James' "The Octopi and the Ocean," (Top Shelf Productions; 52pp.; $6.95) and Peter Kielland's "Fish" (Kim-Rehr Productions; 72pp.; $8.95) use pantomime and free-associative storylines, but to much sillier ends. "The Octopi" imagines the brainy encepholopods as being at constant war with the brawny sharks. In order to retrieve an important talisman from the sharks, the octopi kidnap a boy by substituting his school bus with an amphibious vehicle driven by a disguised octopus. After bringing back the talisman the boy gets folded into the shape of an envelope and returned...
...Those who attended the Sands opening enjoyed a similar vision. Inside the front door, showgirls in pink, sequined bikinis and multicolored feathers pranced and greeted visitors. Towering above the busy slot machines, a 33-m-wide video screen flashed fireworks and ocean sunsets. Waiters in traditional Chinese peasant hats scurried between the tables with free cups of tea. A jazz band jammed at the casino bar. At the "888 Las Vegas Buffet," gamblers stuffed themselves silly with all-you-can-eat sushi, pasta and Indian curries for $17 a head?a bargain by local standards. Behind wooden doors, big spenders...
...Lahaina How deep is your love? Rent a submarine from Hawaiian Island Weddings. The Atlantis will take you, your partner and up to 40 guests 45 m underwater where, at the bottom of the ocean, you can tie the knot (presumably a sailor's knot). The deal costs $5,195, and includes in-sub entertainment from a hula dancer and Hawaiian singer. www.hawaiianislandweddings.com...
After graduating from the Juilliard School and Harvard, Ma established the Silk Road Project to promote the study of the study of music and culture along the Silk Road trade route stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean...
...world's largest ocean liner, the QUEEN MARY 2, made its first crossing from Southampton, England, to New York City last week amid much fanfare--and gale-force winds. Equipped with 10 restaurants, five pools and a planetarium, the 21-story vessel looked right at home amid Manhattan's skyscrapers. Even Donald Trump must have envied the publicity...