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...Tibetan people to foreign films to movies from the 1970s and 1980s. The regular prices are $10 or less, but the student discounts make tickets even cheaper. The Harvard Book Store is another gem, with its ever-friendly staff and helpful suggestions on the next book to read. Veggie Planet, aside from having fantastic pizza, also has live band performances...
Luckily, Steven Spielberg’s sparkling new version of H. G. Wells’ anti-colonialist sci-fi bonanza, “The War of the Worlds,” avoids the cliché pratfalls that have been the peril of many an ambitious epic. As he destroys Planet Earth, Spielberg spares us images of the White House splintering to pieces or blustery generals ordering tanks and fighter jets into battle; instead, we see the horrors through the eyes of Spielberg’s everyman hero, Ray Ferreira (Tom Cruise...
...Immelt and GE--whose size, stellar earnings record and legendary management practice make it one of the world's most influential companies--it's about cashing in on cleaning up the planet. Worldwide, the market for environmental goods and services hit $600 billion last year, according to Environmental Business News. Some segments, such as renewable-energy power systems, are expanding at double-digit rates in Europe and China. Immelt needs those high-growth businesses to offset mature sectors in GE's portfolio, which aren't growing much more than the economy. The potential for fuel-saving technologies and renewable energy...
...people you don't listen to," he says, getting animated. "I'm not gonna be burdened by stuff we did 50 years ago in terms of our strategies going forward." What's his measure of success? Profits, of course; a boost to employee morale; a little saving of the planet on the side. Call it greenwashing if you will. To Immelt, it's just good business. --With reporting by Perry Bacon Jr./Washington
...Planet of the Apes--if only...