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Jonathan (Elijah Wood) is a collector with a limited range and a deep, if enigmatically motivated, passion. What he saves is family memorabilia--his grandma's false teeth, a dollar bill, even dirt from ground that is somehow hallowed in family memory. All this stuff he seals in plastic Baggies and pins to a wall in his room. One of his most prized possessions is a photograph of his grandfather with a Ukrainian woman who, according to family legend, saved his life during World War II. In Everything Is Illuminated, Jonathan journeys to the Ukraine to discover her fate...
...ROUGH STUFF Forget about ladylike looks. Handbags and shoes are getting a slightly "destroyed" look for spring. Michael Kors gives the huarache a heel, above, and Juicy Couture's bags boast punky chains and jewels, right...
...military-intelligence sources say many of the documents still have not been translated or thoroughly analyzed. "You should see the warehouse in Qatar where we have this stuff," said a high-ranking former U.S. intelligence official. "We'll never be able to get through it all. Who knows?" he added, with a laugh. "We may even find the VX [nerve gas] in one of those boxes...
...contrarians like Wadhwaney, 51, investing is a matter of avoiding manias and searching instead for bedraggled castoffs that are cheap precisely because the In crowd won't touch them. "I don't buy prime merchandise," he says. "I buy stuff that's fraught with discomfort. I buy some terrible things." Terrible things that produce terrific returns. Wadhwaney's $1.9 billion mutual fund has racked up annualized gains of 23.2% since its birth 31/2 years ago--double the rise of a comparable index of non-U.S. stocks. (Alas, it's currently closed to new investors...
...There’s nothing like running around hitting guys, tackling guys, making interceptions and stuff,” O’Hagan said, “but being the leader of the team and being in charge out there is really something that I love doing...