| Chicago Spire condominium tower faces twist in economy as it begins ...
In today's troubled housing market the dreams of the Chicago Spire developer will meet reality Monday when its sales office opens.
After a four-month delay, Dublin-based Shelbourne Development Ltd. will start selling the 1,194 super-luxury units it plans to build in a twisting 2,000-foot-tall tower designed by architect Santiago Calatrava.
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kf Feels Brad Grey's Pain!
CBS seems to be experimenting with a UPS-style voting gizmo that doesn't solve the main problem (which is subtle bias in the selection of which voters get questioned by the liberal-looking college-age interviewers). ... 12:05 P.M. Good Cheap Shot: "Warner Camp in Disarray" .... 1:30 A.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2006 California's safe-seat Democratic legislators kill the anti-gerrymandering plan they promised when they successfully campaigned against Gov. Schwarzenegger's "year of reform" initiative last year. New West Notes' Bill Bradley is not surprised. ... 9:47 A.M. It looks like it will take another weekend's box office to determine whether Paramount's World Trade Center is a hit or a flop. Here's why I hope it's the latter. ... 12:22 A.M.
Airline mergers: What's in store for Northwest travelers
A merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest or United and Continental eventually would affect everything from frequent flier programs to routes and ticket prices. As talks between Delta and Northwest continue, United Airlines is pondering its strategic options, including a potential merger between the Chicago-based carrier and Continental. Here's what consolidation among the nation's biggest airlines might mean for Northwest travelers: Frequent- flier programs: No one's going to lose their accrued miles in the event of a voluntary merger, but there are a few things to keep in mind. A merger between Atlanta-based Delta and Minneapolis-based Northwest would create the world's biggest air carrier. The two airlines already are mileage partners with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines as well as with members of the SkyTeam Alliance which includes Continental, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France.
Oscar nod for 'Unsentimental' Jew
"I am an unsentimental Jew. I am aware of our suffering, but I don't wallow in it," said Ronald Harwood, the British screenwriter, playwright and novelist.
The self-appraisal seems odd for a man whose credits include two of the most penetrating screenplays probing the extremes of human suffering.
In "The Pianist," for which Harwood won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, the title character observes the extermination of his fellow Jews while hiding in the rubble of Warsaw.
Harwood has a good shot at another Oscar on Feb. 24 for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," based on the autobiography of Parisian fashion magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who is completely paralyzed by a stroke and can communicate only by blinking his left eyelid. The film's director, Julian Schnabel, and cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski, are also in Oscar contention.
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