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Like Alice in Wonderland or Dorothy Gale in Oz, Chihiro is both amazed and troubled by the kingdom in which she is a captive. The bathhouse, which welcomes tired ghosts from the far reaches of the spirit world, is run by Yubaba, a wicked queen with a huge head; she seems inspired by Tenniel's drawings for the Alice books. Her dauphin is a gargantuan baby boy ("Play with me, or I'll break your arm!" he squalls to Chihiro); her enforcers are three severed heads that follow her like bowling balls with a grudge. But as in the best...
...Lancelot of economics, Alan Greenspan, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II last week. But some top economists worry that the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman has moved too slowly to slay the dragon they hear stirring: deflation. The term describes an economic slough of despond in which capacity exceeds demand, inflation drops below 0%, companies sit on their cash rather than investing it, prices fall and wages retreat. Workers paid low wages in inflationary times find their debt harder to repay if they get a further cut-a terrible prospect in this period of record credit-card bills. Deflation has devastated...
...disc’s leading track, “Get Over It,” is a rollicking hand-clapper, an anthem worthy of any Queen album. Other highlights are the sparkling, soft-spoken ballad “Hello, My Treacherous Friends” and “What to Do,” in which lead singer Damian Kulash chides a girl whose “bets favor headbands and cassettes.” Gentle pokes at their ’80s influences merely represent a fraction of the band’s wit, which lend the album...
...founder of Balaji Telefilms, a soap-opera production company, Kapoor, 27, is the queen of Indian TV. Four top shows on India's leading network are Balaji soaps, and ad rates on the highest-rated programs just hit a record $31,000 for 30 sec. Balaji has earned the prestigious Emerging Company of the Year award from the Economic Times of India...
...client's case are undeniable. Berlusconi and a co-defendant - Previti - insist they are victims of a vendetta from left-leaning judges and prosecutors. Asked Pecorella: "If there were a prosecutor in England - let's say, an anarchist - who was trying at all costs to put the Queen on trial, wouldn't there be cause for concern?" Previti made a surprise appearance in court on Friday after months of absences excused by medical certificates and his own parliamentary business. He listened to a fellow defendant parry questions about alleged bribes and Swiss bank accounts for about an hour. Francesco Cossiga...