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Thirty-year-old Misha Borisovich Vainberg, the hero of Absurdistan, is in every way and dimension an exaggerated character: grossly fat, filthy rich, loudly sentimental and operatically miserable as only a Russian can be. Vainberg lives in St. Petersburg, but his spiritual home is America, which he adores beyond all reason. Unfortunately, he's stuck in Russia because of trouble with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Pines Misha: "I am an American impounded in a Russian's body...
...year of the grease monkey? Auto racing claims 70 million fans in the U.S. NASCAR sells $2 billion in merchandise a year (on tap: NASCAR-branded bikinis). And the sport isn't just a Middle America mania. It's inspiring movies and becoming part of the lifestyle of the rich and famous. Here's a look at some stars who feel the need for speed...
...intimacy and rich acoustics of Paine Hall helped recreate the environment of a church service, and the Cantata demonstrated the versatility of the chamber orchestra to transition from bombastic overture to lighter Baroque church music...
...hails from Nelson Mandela’s often repeated words, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” It can be applied to anyone—young or old, rich or poor, black or white—struggling to forge a new path.Bottom Line: If you have ever been in a spelling bee, but had to walk away feeling dejected because you missed a letter in some obscure word, this movie is your deliverance. But don’t worry, if you?...
When Baghdad's notorious Adhamiya district exploded in vicious gun battles last week, few were really surprised. The area, rich with former army, intelligence and secret police officers from Saddam's regime, had been trumpeted by the U.S. military as a former insurgent hot spot brought under control - a success story in the effort to hand over more of the responsibilities for keeping order to the Iraqis. Yet most on the ground knew that beneath the suburb's surface, trouble still brewed. U.S. military intelligence believed the town was still being used by the Ba'ath insurgents as a command...