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...from a clever screenplay by ex-King of the Hill writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, is a tribute to the literally hundreds of '70s Hong Kong martial arts dramas that flooded Saturday-morning U.S. TV in the wake of Bruce Lee's success with Enter the Dragon. The plot, of a laggard who undergoes rigorous training to become a great fighter, is familiar from many Jackie Chan films, including the one that made him a star, Drunken Master. Fans of Chang Cheh's Five Venoms movies will have no trouble spotting this movie's Furious Five: the Crane (David...
...Farrow, a western celebrity who has publicized the Darfur crisis, is quoted widely by the international media denouncing China. Why must this genteel lady cause harm to do good? At a recent preaching stop in Hong Kong, Farrow again bashed the Chinese, but evaded questions on the U.S. role in humanitarian crises in the Middle East. It's hypocritical double standards like these that spark this "virulent" Chinese nationalism. Man-piu Lee, Hong Kong...
...numb from the lower ribs to the toes. The woman is aware of what's happening and very much "there" when her baby is born. Still, many hospitals in Asia do administer general anesthetic rather than this more targeted version, which is not a good idea. Sally Ferguson, Hong Kong...
This is the genius of Shigeru Miyamoto, the famed game designer and mastermind behind blockbusters like Legends of Zelda, Donkey Kong and the many Mario titles. He has managed to take an activity that many people dread - exercise - and actually make it feel like a game. "What is most interesting to me is helping people find something within themselves and then drawing it out," says Miyamoto, 55, who gave TIME a private demo of Wii Fit in a penthouse suite overlooking Central Park one morning in April. After two full weeks of sweating with it, I'm here...
...radio spot, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee attacked Davis for being supported by Sheldon Adelson, a casino tycoon who funds Freedom's Watch, calling Adelson "one of Atheist China's top American business partners." Along with other American casino companies, Adelson operates resorts in Macau, just outside Hong Kong...