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10 THREE KINGS Calculated brutality and mindless consumerism exist side by uneasy side as American soldiers search for gold and find postmodern anarchy in the Gulf War's aftermath. Writer-director David O. Russell's electrifying trip down the rabbit hole is bruising, amusing, scary, yet finally very moving.
Beyond the religious significance of Christmas, I have always loved its tacky excesses: the plastic decorations, chain-store elves and TV spectaculars that feature talking reindeer, children's choirs and ads with Santa flying down a hill on a Norelco razor. But a couple of years ago, I had a...
A poll released this month by the Center for a New American Dream shows that such holiday breakdowns are more common than I thought. Among the 1,015 who were surveyed, 58% are trying to "reconnect with the joyfulness of the holiday," by cutting down on their consumption. It is...
You missed an opportunity to mention the 200-plus cities that have First Night celebrations. Here's a simple and meaningful way to spend New Year's Eve in your own area with your neighbors. It sounds perfect to me--a party aimed at the family that is affordable and...
Your article on the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle [TRADE WARS, Nov. 29] failed to clarify the fundamental dangers posed by the current structure of the WTO. Free trade--producing and selling goods at the lowest possible cost worldwide--sounds like a noble aim, but when it depends on...