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...opposite. When he's in a scene on film, it's almost impossible not to watch him - but in person the effect is magnified, not diminished. He is taller and better looking than you expect from his common-man roles, and he has a way of subtly yet firmly controlling the environment around him. He doesn't need a big, pushy entourage to do it. When I meet him on the roof of a bland, concrete hotel in Roorkee, he has already charmed and cajoled the manager into opening up the roof terrace, lighting it with movie equipment and fetching...
...trial for sodomy that Anwar Ibrahim faces is also a trial for his country, Malaysia. Anwar contends that the fresh charge is yet another attempt by the authorities to jail and sideline him - he's a former high-flying minister turned opponent of the government. But beyond politics, the case reflects in part a national struggle for identity: in a nutshell, to be a conservative or progressive society. Multiethnic and multiconfessional, Malaysia has the potential to be an enlightening model of harmony amid diversity. Instead, it behaves as if steeped in orthodoxy. One manifestation is that Anwar can be charged...
...have to do by 2050, thanks to birth rates and immigration. But Joel Kotkin argues that population expansion can translate into real growth over the next 40 years and can even give the U.S. a leg up on other nations. By 2050, he predicts, America will be more diverse yet also more suburban. Smaller towns will outpace big cities, thanks to widespread telecommuting and the desire for community. Adding 100 million people will certainly change features of society, but overall, Kotkin believes, the U.S. will be stronger for it. The optimistic faith in American exceptionalism is straight out of Walt...
...thinks privacy is passé. Send me a friend request? We're friends now. Poke my profile? I'll poke yours back. But using your profile to send you real things I have to pay for with Facebook's alternative currency? That might be the biggest leap of faith yet. (See the top 10 Facebook stories...
...what about Ms. Swift? I managed to track down what (I think) is her actual Facebook profile and requested to add her as a friend. She has yet to accept, and therein lies the rub: without a friend connection, there's no way to send a gift. So we should totally be Facebook friends, Taylor. I guarantee there will be some flowers in it for you. Or a ham. Take your pick...