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...plain lines and eighteen colorful illustrations—this is all that comprises Maurice Sendak’s beloved 1963 children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are.” And yet, through the eyes of director Spike Jonze, Sendak’s anarchic world undergoes a creative transformation that reaches far beyond the modest offerings of the book. Jonze takes Sendak’s world of childhood rebellion and roguish imagination and spins it into an extended discourse on growing up and the importance of family...
...just words,” they seem to be forgetting that it is the president of the United States who is saying them—someone who can back up such words with executive control of a trillion-dollar economy and thousands of troops. It is a plain reality that, in nine months in office, President’s Obama’s actions have had more of an effect on the world than a lifetime of work by most activists. This does not make the efforts of advocates such as Burma’s Aung...
...rebirth is no surprise to Joseph Kahn, who directed Spears in her greatest video triumphs over the years (including "Toxic" and "Stronger"). He knew there had been projects that just plain fell through during what he calls "the blackout period," but still, Kahn jumped at the chance to direct the singer in her comeback video "Womanizer" in late...
Claiborne has worked in a wide variety of Boston neighborhoods, including Jamaica Plain, the Back Bay, the South End, and Mattapan...
...privately held Advance Publications, has long prided itself on its luxury magazines, and has reportedly been willing to sustain big losses to maintain its image as the ne plus ultra of wealthy readership. Many speculate that the parent company's newspaper holdings, including such distinguished titles as the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the New Jersey Star-Ledger, propped up the magazine empire. But newspapers are no longer reliable golden geese, and Condé Nast recently called in a management consultancy to see how its business could be streamlined. (Read "Portfolio's Flameout, or How to Burn Money Fast...