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...itself a destination," says Redstone, president of National Amusements, an 86-theater chain that also controls Viacom. Redstone, 51, was named vice chairman of Viacom in July but still spends 60% of her time running the privately held cinema business. "It's my love," she says. Redstone takes particular pride in the growing number of screens being relaunched under Cinema de Lux, which was based on a Los Angeles prototype called the Bridges. At the sleek, modern cinema, couples cozy up around lamplit tables in the hip Lounge 12 bar, sipping themed cocktails tied to current movies. Seats...
...inspired a frail hope that humanity may survive its ongoing relationship with nuclear weapons Thank you for the report on the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing [Aug. 1]. Your stories were a reminder that most countries still consider the possession of nuclear weapons more a point of pride than the potential for murder. Why does a country have to prove its supremacy through its ability to destroy? Nations should instead boast of creating something that can benefit mankind: cures for illness, sustainable crops that can reduce famine, and inspiring artistic and literary works that show the best...
Thank you for the report on the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing [Aug. 1]. Your stories were a reminder that most countries still consider the possession of nuclear weapons more a point of pride than the potential for murder. Why does a country have to prove its supremacy through its ability to destroy? Nations should instead boast of creating something that can benefit mankind: cures for illness, sustainable crops that can reduce famine and inspiring artistic and literary works that show the best of the human spirit...
Many of my friends regarded my decision to work with children as actual “madness” and at the end of some days I may have agreed with them. But can they feel the pride of watching a group of campers stack carpet mats on their heads in an attempt to bury themselves—certainly a precursor to literary genius? No, I think...
...deter] investors; our country's strategic location?in the middle of the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean?and our high-quality workers cannot offset that. In the global economy, anything that a country lacks, it can import and outsource?except for two items: good governance and national pride, which must be homegrown...