In one of Pierre Louÿs’s most famous works, “The Woman and the Puppet,” adapted nearly 80 years later by Luis Buñuel for his final film, 1977’s “The Obscure Object of Desire,” an upper-class diletante is so consumed by his egocentric passion for a woman that he has has no sense of the beloved – allowing Buñuel to have the object of his desire played by two actresses without the dandy even noticing. Read More...
What's the best or most awkward thing that's happened to you because of Facebook?
"After I introduced my then-girlfriend of 20 years to Facebook, she found on old sweetheart from school, whom she had not seen in 30 years, fell for him again, then flew out of the country to see him. Fortunately, we were already separated by then."
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Seeking to create corporate combines with enough muscle to compete against U.S. giants, Europe’s businessmen are rapidly pushing multinational alliances. The trouble is that there is still no standard body of European corporate law, and melding companies across borders can create enough legal and tax problems to enrich a generation of lawyers. To get around that, managements are busy figuring out clever new combinations that stop short of mergers. This week Europe’s biggest and most promising combination since World War II will take place. Read More...
