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...film, ostensibly a serious documentary about life in the United States commissioned by the Kazakh government, is nothing of the sort. In a mocking odyssey from his provincial hometown to New York City, and then across America, Borat interviews Americans of all walks of life, with gut-splittingly spectacular results...
...Even in death, Ken Lay's legal odyssey may not be over. Although a Houston judge last week vacated the former Enron chairman's conviction, some legal observers predict the government will appeal the ruling - possibly all the way to the Supreme Court. At issue is - what else - lots and lots of money: there is a flurry of unsettled civil suits brought by investors, employees and victims against Lay and many others involved with Enron. Even if prosecutors have no illusions of actually having the ruling overturned, they may figure that additional legal fees associated with a drawn-out appeals...
...entering the “Sensorium”, participants are immediately transported into a futuristic world. French artist Matthieu Briand’s “UBIQ, a Mental Odyssey” transforms the gallery entrance into a spaceship based on the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Visitors are then asked to wear a tan wireless viewing device that changes the view to what one of the three other participants is looking at, making the perception of the exhibition gallery into a shared reality. Moving along, the gallery walls are painted a dull shade...
...OWNMIRIAM KATINThis tale of a Jewish woman hiding with her daughter during the Nazi occupation of Hungary seems even more remarkable since it is the author's own history. Katin, who was only 2 years old during the ordeal, shifts back and forth between her mother's incredible odyssey and her own life later on, dealing with the legacy of that experience. Richly illustrated in pencil, this book should not be missed by anyone with an interest in history, love or faith--so anyone, really...
...Houston (150,000 of 250,000), San Antonio (15,000 of 30,000), Baton Rouge (25,000 to 30,000 of 300,000) and Birmingham (1,500 of 20,000), who have either returned to New Orleans to gone elsewhere. The report found that evacuation was an ever-evolving odyssey, as evacuees moved an average of 3.5 times after fleeing Katrina's wrath. Only Baton Rouge and Houston took in more people than Atlanta, with those cities and their new residents facing more dire circumstances. "I didn't go through living on a bridge and people pointing guns...