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...known as the father of the Arab world’s dramatic tradition. His highly philosophical plays were not generally well received by action-hungry audiences; this became such a problem that al-Hakim began to describe his work as a “théâtre des idées,” more suitable for reading and study than for performance...
There he was, commanding an Italian piazza like only he knows how. Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister and ever unpredictable media mogul, had come to the center of Milan on Sunday for yet another coup de théâtre: to announce the formation of a new political party, a move meant to inject some life into the country's sagging center-right opposition. But 13 years after entering politics by founding the hokey yet effectively named "Forza Italia!" (Go Italy!) party, the 71-year-old Berlusconi seemed to be improvising when reporters asked him the name...
Coke? Fried chicken? If that's what the best chefs in the world really want, are we being suckered by their trendy, sophisticated meals? Sort of. If you want perfectly blended, intense flavors--the most exciting treat for your taste buds--then cash in your IRA, hold the matre d' hostage until you get a reservation and eat at a restaurant where one of these top chefs cooks. But when it comes to our deepest desires, it turns out that food isn't just about taste. It's tied right into memory and the longing for the sensations...
...Weinsteins even inspired an online petition to Disney, signed by 14,000 movie fans demanding that the brothers "cease the act of altering Hong Kong films." "If you do this and that for different audiences," says Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi, "you lose the whole raison d'être of your cultural mark. There's a certain energy or stamp or mark on a film that says 'this is a Hong Kong film.'" And not just those. Last year, French director Luc Besson publicly criticized the Weinstein's handling of his animated feature, Arthur and the Invisibles: "They changed...
...Jean Marc Roget, president of Chartreuse Diffusion, the brand's marketing arm, says the brand's updated website--"more modern, colorful and informative"--helped bring about worldwide sales of a million bottles of Green, V.E.P. and Yellow, totaling $13 million. "Many professional sommeliers, bartenders and matre d's love to know the history of the liqueur," says Roget...