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...Paramount Pictures group, the person on the hot seat is its chairman, Sherry Lansing, 60, who smashed the industry's glass ceiling in 1980 when she became the first woman to head production at a major studio. Lansing is the first to admit that there's no surefire way of predicting the next blockbuster. "Sometimes you can make all of the right decisions, and the movie gods will shine on you. Other times they don't," she says. "Luck is needed in nearly every business, but even more so in this one, where you have to catch the zeitgeist...
Kids have long been told to drink milk to build strong bones, but new research suggests that maximum bone mass doesn't come in a glass. In a small study of 72 boys and girls ages 8 to 11, English and Welsh doctors found that a combination of increasing calcium in the diet and exercise--specifically, drinking three glasses of milk a day and participating in a vigorous activity such as jumping rope or playing tag--was the best way to strengthen bones...
SEVEN WEEKS BEFORE ITS reopening, the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) is not quite ready for its close-up. For one thing, the sculpture garden, one of Manhattan's best places to kick back on a nice day, has no sculpture and no garden. And the six-story glass wall of MOMA's new research center is still partly covered with scaffolding. But at the museum's temporary offices around the corner, everyone seems confident that things will be ready for the grand unveiling on Nov. 20 of the new, greatly expanded MOMA, a $425 million reconstruction by the Japanese...
...that the 1930s imperial-style building was poorly lit, the signage and explanations were inadequate, and the gallery floor plans were confusing. But now, after a first-class refurbishment wrapped up in August, all that has changed. New skylights and lighting configurations have given the place a brighter feel; glass display cases have been removed wherever possible to allow more up-close viewing; every major gallery is now explained with copious context; and leaflets describe featured works in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English...
...this clean-cut (I mean, Scrabble club?) since before today's parents were teens. That's probably the point--parents may not care that the dialogue is dull and earnest or that the characters have the depth of a Topps trading card. Clubhouse is as wholesome as a cold glass of vitamin-D milk, and about as zesty...