Word: vinci
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...Villa Tevere, the Rome headquarters of Opus Dei, a couple of dozen men convened in a chamber similar to the one in which The Da Vinci Code's Bishop Aringarosa was handed ?20 million in Vatican bonds to set his nefarious plot in motion. From London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, New York City, Lagos and Montreal they had come, to draft a plan against a man they felt posed the most virulent threat to their order: director Ron Howard...
...society named its campaign Operation Lemonade "on the strength of the adage 'If you're handed lemons, make lemonade,'" says Mora, who has not seen the film. "But more often it's simply Operation Da Vinci Code." The document produced at that January meeting had three talking points: 1) Turn the glare of publicity into a proselytizing opportunity. "We can either weep, or we can sing our song," says Mora, postulating that some people, learning about the nonfictional Opus Dei, will think, Well, it's not that bad. 2) Reach out for allies: "This film offends all Catholics, not just...
...there's the double paradox: the clandestine Opus Dei is opening up while The Da Vinci Code's publicity-savvy makers are clamming...
Although he shares the same first name and is also associated with Opus Dei, Silas Agbim couldn't be more different from the fanatical albino monk who goes on an international murder spree in the book The Da Vinci Code. Agbim is a slight, unassuming Nigerian immigrant in his 60s who lives quietly in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife Ngozi. But as the release of The Da Vinci Code film version approaches, the Agbims, who have been supernumeraries--members of Opus Dei who live outside its residences--for almost 30 years, have been speaking out about their experiences...
...inexorable tide of globalization will wash over France and make it more and more like everywhere else. Is that good news? I feel pretty mixed about it. Ron Katz Paris Decoding a Best Seller Re "Five easy steps to a best seller" [March 27], on how The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's court testimony in the copyright case against him could be read as a blockbuster how-to: When I read his book, I enjoyed it greatly - but its close relation to Holy Blood, Holy Grail became increasingly obvious. The name of Brown's character Teabing...