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...relationship with his mother, whom he refused to see even on her deathbed. Interviews with Harris’ brother, in particular, reveal how he went from television addict to internet geek to friendless, heartless mad scientist. Though Timoner refers to herself as a “freak magnet,” the film has a surprisingly sympathetic gaze, making it much more than a voyeuristic expose of a socially-stunted creep...
...anka) is on her second hydrogen-fuel-cell car, a Honda FCX Clarity, a four-door with a 200-mile range. "I don't think I will ever buy a gas car," she says. "I can go everywhere I want to go with this. Plus, it's a guy magnet." (See the history of the electric...
...since the disputed June 12 presidential election, its most recent plot of graves, No. 257, has become a magnet for the opposition. On July 30, thousands of people traveled here for an abortive memorial turned protest for 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan, whose death was captured on video and seen by millions around the world. Security forces ordered opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi to turn back and then started beating the mourners. Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of opposition supporters still secretly visit Agha-Soltan's grave, despite the threat of harassment or arrest by the Basij paramilitary...
...century sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino - a work famed for its spookily realistic drapes. Then fast-forward into the 21st century with a tour of Chiaia, Naples' superchic art and fashion district. A wave of contemporary art galleries, such as conceptual space Galleria Fonti, www.galleriafonti.it, have turned this quarter into a magnet for collectors from all over the world. Come nightfall, take a stroll along the palm-lined waterfront before winding up at La Barrique, tel: (39-081) 622 721, a new-wave enoteca with moody lighting and rustic furniture that set it apart from ubiquitous neon-lit pizzeria and nautical-themed...
...Silverman drew a lot of media attention. His job was to find or help create hit shows - the kind of network position that usually brings power and wealth, but not notoriety. But Silverman's outsize personality - big parties, big talk, big ideas - and his youth made him a magnet for gossip, anecdotes and media speculation. Problem was, two years into his term, NBC had exactly zero hit shows. And people noticed...