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...movie’s plot begins on, as a title card grandiosely announces, “THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR.” Clearly the much simpler “New Year’s Day” would not have been adequate; the latter is too pragmatic, too close to how normal people actually speak—whereas this picture makes every attempt to hide its pedestrian quality with big stars, high production values and, of course, cryptic, inflated dialogue...
Wood’s disapproval of the book is part of his rejection of what he has called “hysterical realism,” a form that skirts character development in favor of a plot that “privileges...the fantastic, the paranoid,” he says. To Wood’s delight, though, Smith has since sent him excerpts—since the two are, after all, friends now—of her newest novel, On Beauty, due out in September. Wood notes that Smith seems to have reverted to her comedic roots...
...response, Summers said the maxim’s true meaning is that property rights propel third-world development. He argued that peasants who have their own plot of land will use sustainable farming methods and not deplete the soil...
...Michael thinks that property rights are some sort of right-wing plot,” Summers said...
...many of the people involved in her case also said they were confused about how Vaghar expected to get away with her plot. She used real information about her address and phone number—even in some cases providing her social security number—and had friends in common with some of her victims...