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...storytelling is stated throughout “Australia,” but Luhrmann’s goal of creating his own epic yarn falls short. When “Australia” aims to entertain, it does just that. But when it finally asks us to care about its pair of stick-figure characters, it disappoints. “Australia” may be part “Casablanca,” part “African Queen,” and part “Gone With the Wind,” but the whole is worth awfully less...
...ever have to review two very similar tech products--any kind of gadgets, even supercomputers--I highly recommend dragooning a pair of 11-year-olds. That's what I did on a recent Saturday when a couple of inexpensive, pocket-size HD camcorders arrived at the Quittner household...
Standing before a crowd of nearly 200 and donning a pair of sunglasses in an already dark room, Gwyneth Lewis—the first National Poet of Wales—belied notions of the tortured poet: in writing good poetry, one must be in a healthy state of mind. Lewis, known for her collection of poetry “Zero Gravity,” spoke on behalf of the Radcliffe Institute during a lecture entitled “The Health of Poetry,” this year’s Julie S. Phelps Annual Lecture...
...first joint salon. A vast departure from Hershberger's Los Angeles and downtown New York City salons, the new space, located in a limestone townhouse on N.Y.C.'s Upper East Side, blends with the neighborhood's refined atmosphere. "We wanted to create a real jewel box," says Dorram. The pair worked with interior designer Daniel Romualdez, a society favorite, to create a Parisian-atelier-like environment, inspired by the colors of an Herms handbag...
While Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and other congressional Democrats mull an auto-industry bailout plan, it's worth recalling a pair of Republican legislators from the past. One of the most derided pieces of 20th century economic policy was introduced by Senator Reed Smoot of Utah and Representative Willis C. Hawley of Oregon. Signed into law on June 17, 1930, the notorious Smoot-Hawley Act jacked up U.S. tariffs on more than 20,000 imported goods, sparking a global trade war that deepened the Great Depression at home and spread it abroad...