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...think Hollywood has exhausted the varieties of maximum mayhem; Kitano proves that the industry simply needed some fresh blood from Japan. Among the innovations: two ritual finger-cuttings, another chopsticks assault (this time up a fellow's nostrils) and, on a warehouse floor, nine fresh corpses arranged in the Japanese ideogram for death. Western audiences will learn subtle ethnic differences among the criminal classes, such as that the Japanese are more likely than the Americans to disembowel themselves in front of a rival. Kitano's direction is lively and loud enough, while his acting stays in the usual living-dead...
Luckily, a whole lot of pertinent technology has already been developed. Some airlines have installed check-in kiosks at which passengers can select their seats. Ansett Australia has devices that print baggage-claim tags for domestic flights. A few carriers allow passengers to do the check-in ritual at home from a PC. British Airways customers in the U.K. can now pick their seat via a wap phone. And around the world, immigration departments are experimenting with palm recognition scanners to hasten the ordeal for frequent travelers...
Europeans tend to get nervous at times like this. The pomp and ritual that attend the start of a new American presidency?the parades down Pennsylvania Avenue, the handing over of the nuclear briefcase?induce a patriotic rush among Americans, but cause a frisson of anxiety in Europe. Not long ago, when a young, unknown Southern governor with little stated interest in foreign affairs won the presidency, gloom settled over many corners of the Continent. ?Nothing suggests (he) believes the problems of the planet are as serious as those of his country,? Le Monde sighed. ?We are facing an American...
...nation's new chief executive tomorrow, millions of Americans will be watching the Inaugural festivities, listening to the Inaugural Address and learning where our new president intends to lead us over the next four years. Unfortunately, however, many Harvard students will not be participating in this national ritual--not because of apathy or poor citizenship, but because they will be taking their final exams. According to the Registrar's final exam schedule, 1,380 Harvard students will be busily filling out blue books during the 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. exam period. Given that the swearing-in ceremony...
SORCERY A pregame onfield ritual featuring Yoruba priestess Ava Kay Jones and a boa, below, is being credited with helping lift a curse on the New Orleans Saints, who won their first play-off game in 34 years...