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...Palmes up. For the top prize this year, the big money (which is not always the smart money) is on two mystery melodramas about identity: Michael Haneke's Hidden and Cronenberg's A History of Violence. One critic, looking to the past two years, when the Palme winners Elephant and Fahrenheit 9/11 were both critical of American society, suggests that the Palme might go to Lars Von Trier's Manderlay, a parable of freed slaves reluctant to give up their old servitude. Hmmm... we wonder what Toni Morrison thinks of that film...
...major battles of World War II. In the old version, you're constantly bumping into invisible barriers that force you from place to place down preset trails, accomplishing a predetermined chain of tasks. Don't look too closely at the extras: they're not particularly detailed, or all that smart...
...diva. He's a friendly, funny, smart, genuine guy who has a rapidly spiking career as an actor and a hip-hop artist. The key to his success is the Mos Def vibe: quirky, thoughtful, confident but low-key. Canned publicity is painful for him. "It's better if [the attention] comes organically, as opposed to being ... "-he searches for the mot juste -"vigorously campaigned...
Marshall Ganz, a Kennedy School Professor and former colleague of Contreras, describes him as “smart, driven to make a difference, resilient, and gifted with a sense of humor that helped make it possible for him to broker relationships that surprised everyone.” Ganz’ comment could describe union bosses in general. They are men and women who get things done for people who would otherwise be ignored by those in power...
...people suffer from something, a bit of the glitter rubs off on the condition. "Cutting grew into a huge fad at school," says Michelle, 13, who is being treated at the Vista Del Mar clinic. "In seventh grade it seemed every single girl had tried it--except the really smart ones." Then there is the Internet, where cutting chat rooms are just a keystroke away. Many offer support for kids who want to stop, but just as many wink at the problem and even subtly encourage...