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...poobah, plays liturgical corruption as if he were an Enron exec in robes. McKellen, a pro's pro, lends suavity and power to the Leigh Teabing role (a character Brown named for two of the authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail). Yet when he delivers the film's dead-serious climactic line - "You're the last living descendant of Jesus Christ" - it got a derisory laugh from the Cannes crowd...
...manufacturing and piracy. But following an investigation, the school announced last week that the capabilities of the Hanxin-or "China chip"-were exaggerated, and that it relied on copied technology. The university dismissed Chen Jin, above, the project's head and dean of its microelectronics school, accusing him of "serious falsification." The technology may have been a dud, but the willingness to punish fakery is a real advance...
...first commission of Aboriginal art. Painted on a small rectangular piece of stringybark by a now unknown artist, the white ibis was depicted in the X-ray style expressed in rock art for thousands of years. Bound for the then National Museum of Victoria, Aboriginal art made its first serious impression on Western eyes. Fifty years later, the people of Yirrkala revived the tradition for a historic land claim in Australia's federal parliament, with the so-called "bark petition"; one of its authors was Yunupingu's father, Munggurruwuy. In humble ocher on bark, it demonstrated Aboriginal art's importance...
...nearly quit the 2004 campaign when the President signaled support for a constitutional amendment barring gay marriage. Why did you stay? I had serious reservations about whether or not I could continue working for a candidate who wanted to write discrimination into the Constitution. A big reason I stayed is my dad: I love my father, and I believe in him so strongly. When push came to shove, this election was about huge issues facing our country. Given that we live in this world where terrorists would love to attack us, I didn't have the luxury of being...
...boots that boost the bottom line. In March the company launched the +F-50 Tunit, a soccer shoe that allows players to mix and match three different components--the main body, or upper; the insole; and the cleats, or studs--to adapt to different playing conditions. (Most serious players buy several pairs of soccer shoes for that purpose.) Want a red, lightweight boot for playing on a soft surface? Use a wrench to replace the short studs with long ones, slide in a lighter sock liner, and exchange the black upper for a red one. Adidas executives see the Tunit...