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...that shift from talk to action continues, the consequences could be severe and wide-ranging. Central bankers are the currency market's buyer of last resort, and thus the private sector's view of the dollar's value and stability can be heavily influenced by what they do. Still, there are many constraints to how far and fast the dollar falls. The issue facing central bankers is a complex one. They may wish to limit their exposure to a weakening dollar, but they don't relish the ugly fallout from doing anything to further weaken it. "We certainly...
...clearest towards the book’s end, in an extended description of a film made by the Nazis on the occasion of the Red Cross’s inspection of Theresienstadt in 1944, mendaciously depicting the prisoners of the camp enjoying life in what resembles a holiday resort. Austerlitz slows the film down, and attempts—unsuccessfully—to identify his mother among the groups of prisoners. It is the muteness of these historical documents—the disparity between their silence and the horror which they record—that induces psychological torpor in Austerlitz...
...Disney has also made several market miscalculations. Analysts say the company, in trying not to make the same mistakes it did at its Paris resort by failing to tailor the Disney formula to local tastes, may have gone overboard in its efforts to adapt the Hong Kong venue to Chinese customers. For example, the park's restaurants originally planned to serve shark's fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, until environmentalists protested. But the biggest knock against Hong Kong Disneyland - of which the Hong Kong government owns 57% - is a lack of attractions. In July, Disney and the government moved...
...Calling 'Em Out" [Oct. 19]: Without enough real news to fill the 24/7 format, the media have to resort to half-truths and sensationalism to maintain an audience. Here's to the White House for fighting back. I hope press secretary Robert Gibbs keeps throwing fastballs high and tight...
...elements (such as a maze filled with hot steam) are the least interesting of the mutilation machines. But this indirect borrowing from previous films apparently wasn’t enough to fill out “Saw VI’s” 90 minutes, so Melton and Dunstan resort to direct copying: much of the movie is comprised of endless flashbacks from earlier installments...