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...gropers. Harvard girls really need to worry about kidnapping and being sold into white slavery in Dubai. At least the Lowell House-based daughter of the president needs to worry about kidnapping (and yes, Lowell is actually mentioned, though never seen), according to the new David Mamet thriller Spartan...
...With Spartan, Mamet continues his streak of ambitious failed thrillers, a list that includes Heist, which he wrote and directed, and an adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel, Hannibal. Yet, Spartan deserves a fair bit of praise for its occasional originality amidst the often tired trappings of the thriller genre. How many directors utilize slavery, spin, sultry sex and Soldiers Field (actually a likeness with a big red H) in a single film...
...unnecessary to excessively condemn Spartan, which will provide any reasonably discerning filmgoer with an enjoyable viewing experience. Nevertheless, it will leave many of Mamet’s fans frustrated that this great writer has squandered such an enormous talent and resigned himself to turning out moderately entertaining mediocrity...
...idea of what happens when China, the workshop of the world, pulls double shifts, travel to Fenghua, a Spartan town 10 miles outside the eastern coastal city of Ningbo. There, Ningbo Bird, a manufacturer of mobile phones, has sprung from obscurity to challenge much larger foreign competitors, such as Nokia and Motorola, in a high-stakes battle for mainland market share. According to some estimates, Bird sells more cell phones in China than any other company, with revenues of approximately $1.4 billion...
...South Korea is much richer now than in Hwang's youth, but he sticks to a spartan regime. He leaves his humble apartment in southern Seoul at 4:30 every morning to go to a public bathhouse, then heads to a center for traditional Korean breathing to meditate for 45 minutes. The practice "cleanses by body and mind," he says. "It is also a great time to think about research. Some of the ideas I got there have led to breakthroughs." He works seven days a week and never plays golf, a favorite pastime of Koreans of status. Says colleague...