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...Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet), Moulin Rouge is a postmodern, absinthe-fueled journey through the titular Parisian nightclub at the birth of the 20th century, set to mid- and late-20th century pop songs. Kidman stars as Satine, the doomed, ambitious courtesan torn between a penniless writer (Ewan McGregor) and a sugar-daddy duke (Richard Roxburgh). "She sings, she dances, she dies, she's funny," says Luhrmann. "You can't get more tested than that...
...Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet), Moulin Rouge is a postmodern, absinthe-fueled journey through the titular Parisian nightclub at the birth of the 20th century, set to mid- and late-20th century pop songs. Kidman stars as Satine, the doomed, ambitious courtesan torn between a penniless writer (Ewan McGregor) and a sugar-daddy duke (Richard Roxburgh). "She sings, she dances, she dies, she's funny," says Luhrmann. "You can't get more tested than that...
...Things aren't bad for Zhang Jin, either. She's a concubine, one of thousands of women from all over China who flock to Shenzhen to become second wives to Hong Kong businessmen. She got herself a sugar daddy who is rich?and tantalizingly old. When he dies, Zhang, 20, stands to inherit half his wealth (the rest will go to the legal wife across the border). But during the long stretches when he's away, Zhang is bored, staying at home playing mah-jongg with other second wives and banking the $2,000 a month he gives...
Chalk it up to my own cynicism, or perhaps to my general distrust of the sugar-coated drivel that emerges daily from the Beltway and its environs, but I would not like the government to have access to anymore knowledge about me than is absolutely necessary. When someone in Washington authoritatively announces that they need more personal information, I want a good explanation why. I do not want the government to know what books I buy, what kind of music I listen to, who my friends are or where I buy my clothes. I do not want them to know...
...Jerusalem. We all worship the same God, whether we call him Adonai or Jesus or Allah. I pray to this God that he help his people choose the path of peace in the city of peace. Let's stop killing in the name of God. RIAZ A. HAKEEM Sugar Land, Texas...