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...terrorists. The Spaniards have taught us some brave lessons about dealing with ETA terrorists. Though the probability of being killed on the roads of Portugal is thousands of times greater than in a terrorist attack here, people don't give up driving. I hope the terrorists will not prevail. Sofia de Landerset Lisbon...
...Spain's modern history, the government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero takes office this week in an atmosphere of preternatural calm. On Saturday the Prime Minister, 43, was sworn in at Zarzuela Palace in the presence of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, with a Bible, a gold crucifix and a copy of the Spanish constitution before him. The changeover is more than merely ceremonial. Yes, the early days of Zapatero's government - like the final days of his predecessor's - will be overshadowed by the fallout from the March 11 Madrid bombings...
Fulfilling the boundless promise exhibited in her debut effort, The Virgin Suicides, director Sofia Coppola crafts a sublime love letter to both Tokyo and transitory friendship with her Oscar-winning work. Hollywood star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) has been shipped off to Japan to hawk Centauri whiskey to the natives. There, he encounters Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), the beautiful wife of a photographer, and the pair are soon discovering the culture and a profundity in their friendship that is lacking in their respective marriages. Johansson perfects the prolonged sulk, while Murray delivers a career performance, donning the hats of weary voyager...
Leave it to Sofia Coppola and Madonna to bring the powdered wigs and the sumptuous decorative glory of the 18th century back into fashion. Coppola plans to make a movie out of Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey. And Madonna is unearthing the corset again for her upcoming tour. On the decorative front, Ralph Lauren has created gold-plated flatware for his home collection, and Philippe Starck was inspired by Louis XV in his work for Baccarat and Kartell. Au revoir, finally, to minimalism. --By Amanda Greene
...notable exception is the all-time best-selling computer game--The Sims--built by a design team dominated by women. Lucy Bradshaw was part of that team; now she's executive producer on this fall's hotly anticipated sequel, Sims 2. Colleagues at Maxis call her the Sofia Coppola of the industry--hip, young and iconic. And the feature she's working on, Movie Maker, could make directors...