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Give Beijing A Chance Simon Elegant's article on the eve of one of China's greatest moments - "An Olympic-Sized Security Blanket" - misrepresented the mood in Beijing as the Games got under way [Aug. 18]. Though ordinary life for some residents has been disrupted, most of them are proud of the fact that the Olympic Games are finally being hosted here in their home city and hope that the event will be remembered as one of the most successful and safe in history. I can imagine foreigners reading this piece and fearing our capital as an intimidating hellhole. This...
...until you ship me your income tax return and send me your monthly bank statements," Rove says when asked. But a knowledgeable industry source says he gets $50,000 a pop for the two to three speaking engagements he does every week. By several accounts his book deal with Simon and Schuster brought in a seven-figure advance. The Wall Street Journal declined to discuss his employment, and John Moody, his boss at Fox News, says only, "Karl brings a lot of special skills and we recognized that...
...Batman-related Web series and a motion-comic adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel Watchmen. Yet N. has been specifically constructed to appeal to the short attention spans of cell phone and Web users. Images are drawn and inked by Marvel Comics artists with voiceover talent provided by Simon and Schuster Audio. The result is a kind of animated audiobook - and a big advertisement for the upcoming story collection, with a prominent link to pre-order the book on the website...
...chief among filmmakers championing hometown stories, and his latest work, Sparrow - a stylish pickpocket caper starring Simon Yam that premiered in February in Berlin and opened at the top of the box-office list in June in Hong Kong - is infused with an affection for Hong Kong's people and cityscape, as well as concern for threatened urban landmarks (a very topical preoccupation). "The movie is a way to gently vent my protest," To says. Among other directors, Sylvia Chang's accomplished triad-cum-family drama Run Papa Run, released in April, covers decades of Hong Kong's social transformation...
...Night of the Gun (Simon & Schuster; 389 pages), his arresting story of addiction and recovery, David Carr takes on these issues by trying to pre-empt them. Carr, an ex--crack addict turned media columnist for the New York Times, faces two problems in writing his story: he was so often high during the period in question that he's fuzzy on the facts, and he's writing in the post--James Frey era, when being fuzzy on the facts can land you in the hot seat on Oprah...