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Like Disney World on crack—complete with an “It’s a Small World?? allusion—the blindingly bright and visually stunning world that director Tim Burton has created in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” can only be described as “eatable.” I mean, edible...
Don’t be surprised if you find yourself craving the ingredients of Burton’s fantasy world??from the store signs to the scenery—as much as Wonka’s chocolate river, which looks disturbingly real. You may be forced to run to the concession stand to replenish your SnoCaps...
...slavery is not just a worry in the third world??it is is increasingly an American problem. In the past five years alone, the press has reported 131 cases of forced labor in the United States involving 19,254 men, women, and children from a wide range of ethnic and racial groups. The victims are both foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, and about half of the cases involve prostitution. Estimates from government documents suggest that 50,000 people are trafficked into the U.S. every year for forced labor. The organization ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography...
...sight is not new to me. I’m living in Bondi, a Sydney suburb that borders one of the world??s most famous beaches. It’s an interesting place, full of hip models, Orthodox Jews, and droves of tourists. True to the city’s melting pot reputation, the groups are constantly mingling, and my bus seat provides a unique window into...
...inviting the citizenry into the mouth of Catholicism. Accepting their offer, I claimed a seat in the Vatican’s square alongside ten thousand devoted pilgrims and curious visitors, all hoping to catch a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI, Catholicism’s holiest man and the modern world??s most potent religious leader...