WET REPUBLIC BOASTS LUXURIOUS LAYOUT WITH POOLS, BUNGALOWS

It’s not easy throwing a good party. Yet, it’s interesting how the best party throwers are never quite satisfied, certain that there’s always some way to ratchet it up and throw an even better party the next time.

Mixing Messages

Dictionaries can differ over definitions. Consider how ours defines "Mix":

‘Whatever Works’

After batting .500 during a four-picture European tour (with “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Match Point” as the hits, “Scoop” and “Cassandra’s Dream” as the misses), Allen crosses home plate with another winner: “Whatever Works.”

HEIDI’S PICKS

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees between $10 and $20; $$$ = entrees between $20 and $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.

Party Games

Political writer Ed Kilgore recently noticed a trend: Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are bucking the desires of voters in their own parties.

MOVIES

OPENING THIS WEEK

Fun on the Fourth

Forget the hot dogs, apple pie and hand-cranked ice cream. Fourth of July weekend with Kathy Griffin could mean fried Twinkies with Bette Midler at Mermaids.

Night of the living monorail

Zombies are enjoying a pop culture renaissance. What’s the appeal? They’re a lovable menace. Unlike clowns, which scare some people, nobody’s really freaked out by zombies, as long as they’re contained within the covers of a book or on the big screen.

Fighting for economic freedom

If the captains of industry could be counted upon to champion free markets and competition, we’d all have a lot less government intrusion in our lives. Alas, businesses too often seek out government regulation to protect their profit margins. And lawmakers are all too willing to go along, growing their budgets, hiring more bureaucrats, raising taxes and placing new restraints on economic freedom — all to spare the public from lower costs and some made-up harm.

Slap on the wrist

In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners lifted the 13-month medical-license suspension of Dr. Eladio Carrera, co-owner of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, ground zero for an outbreak of preventable hepatitis C infections that has set back the cause of routine colonoscopy screenings in the valley, perhaps for years.

IN BRIEF

City of Dreams draws 1.2 million visitors

Job hunt is brutal for older workers

WASHINGTON — Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role coordinating an international health assistance program. A recruiter set him straight: “The people applying for that are young.”

Stalling sales sap sizzle for fireworks sellers

With the fuse running short on Independence Day planning time, operators of local fireworks stands are hopeful a last-minute customer boom will prevent holiday fund-raising results from being a dud.

Findlay Kia opens on West Sahara Avenue

Findlay Automotive Group is proud to announce the official opening of Findlay Kia on West Sahara Avenue between South Lindell Street and South Decatur Boulevard. As of July 1, the former Saturn dealership will sell only Kias.

CTS jumps on band wagon

It wasn’t that long ago that the CTS was a newborn entry-luxury sedan. Now it’s a wagon. They sure grow up quickly, don’t they?

Gaudin earns Ford top award

For the third consecutive year, Gaudin Ford has won the manufacturer’s prestigious Triple Crown Award, signifying Gaudin’s excellence in customer service and satisfaction.

McLaren F1’s design captured art, purpose

If the McLaren F1 looks like a million bucks, it’s because that amount just happened to be the sticker price of the car during the 1998 model year, the last year it was offered for sale.

Sowerby reconnects with Iranian pal

On Oct. 15 , 2007, I received an e-mail from a man I met during the summer of 1997 in Tehran, Iran. His note began: “Exactly 10 years ago this day, we both appeared at our rendezvous right on time for implementing your goal to break record going around the world … “

Father’s Day car show draws 150 entries

The third annual Father’s Day car show at Findlay Chevrolet was just what a car enthusiast could want — a massive display of more than 150 classic cars of all years, makes and models.

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