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...attitude needs to change, but that's the Greek government's message. Still, even as Greeks grapple with changing their lifestyles, the fact that they like to spend could turn out to be a blessing. "Greece is a poor country with rich people," says Sarantis. "It's a strange thing." He has a point. Despite the economic downturn, Golden Hall, a luxury mall in the capital that opened in 2008, was packed on a recent postholiday weekend, and the shelves in many of its 131 stores were bare. And when a popular singer, Michalis Hatzigiannis, appeared on an Athens stage...
...sent my ex-girlfriend roses on Facebook. Not a photo or some cartoonish image of roses - these were the real deal, complete with glass vase, petals and thorny connotations. The whole thing cost precisely 534 Facebook credits - or $53.40 - and took me about 30 seconds. No shopping cart, no checkout. I didn't even need to input her shipping address, which is good, since she won't tell me where she lives...
...love scary movies. Paranormal Activity is the most recent thing I've seen, and I'm scared out of my mind. You have to see how scary this...
...unemployment were at 5%, President Obama would be doing fine. If the Christmas bomber's pants had exploded successfully, he'd be in far worse shape. Obama's progressive base thinks his problems stem from not being ambitious enough. Conservatives argue the opposite ... But one thing is clear: People think Obama took his eye off the ball...
...cold, echoing vocals and propelled by a lulling drone, Beach House songs are more March in Montauk than July on the Cape. But Teen Dream, the band's third and most accomplished album, takes one step closer to the sun. Warm guitars, swoon-inducing melodies--why, the whole thing's positively springlike. You can almost forgive the pair the cruel joke of releasing it in the dead of winter...