A division of Freelance News Serivce
The Lucky
Ducks, or How We paid our First Month's Mortgage
Like manna from heaven, windfall decoys helped a couple
get through the first tough month.
Nuremberg
faces its Nazi Past
Young Germans, speaking for all of us, still ask, 'how could the people I
see every day participate in the terrible persecutions of the Nazi era?' To
answer this question the City of Nuremberg opened the Documentation Center
for the Nazi Party Rally Grounds in one wing of the old, unfinished Nazi Kongresshalle.
Now, a year after the opening, 16-year-old Svenja Schmidbauer talks about
her visit.
The Euro
Hits the Street
--On the streets of Europe, below the glass towers of bankers and bureaucrats,
the Euro has brought a spark of life to previously mundane transactions. Over
the past ten days, as use of the Euro gained momentum, the people who jangle
the shiny new coins in their pockets and count them back as change worked
through the practical implementation of a whole new suite of money.
Mumford is
a Keeper
--Released in 1999, Mumford is a comedy about a shrink in a
small town who gets on the good side of a variety of characters. It gets Pithy
Jane's highest recommendation to date.
Saturday Night on Clear
Lake is a Multi-faceted Experience
--A Saturday night on Clear Lake has many components:
boating, eating, drinking, courtesy calls, people watching and star-gazing.
The
U.S. Goes to War
--The United States was assulted today when terrorists engineered the destruction
of two World Trade Center buildings in New York. According to early reports,
two American Airlines aircraft were hijacked and flown into the buildings about
a half hour apart. At least two groups have claimed credit for the attack, including
the notorious Osama Bin Laden
Bomb
Scare in San Francisco
--The San Francisco Police Bomb Squad was called out before noon Tuesday to
examine a suspicious package a block from City Hall.
Foursome visits
the Aircraft Carrier Hornet
An amazing machine of war, the Aircraft Carrier Hornet makes a great Sunday
afternoon outing.
The Memoirs of Fouche
give insight to Napoleonic era machinations.
Fouche, minister
of police under Napoleon, was involved in the polics of the French revolution
from the Terror through the Resoration. His remarks, though self-serving, shed
light on the activities and feelings of those officials in a position to affect
the governance of France.
Movie Reviews:
The Musketeer runs
the gamut from surprisingly good to eye-rolling bad
The latest version
of Alexandre Dumas' immortal tale of love and intrigue is an action-filled venture
featuring great production values and a sincere cast, but it misses the boat
in a few key areas.
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