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...Donahue got involved when Young said he wanted to meet Ralph Nader, and Donahue, a Nader friend, came along. But the political hero of Body of War is Byrd, nine-term Virginia Senator and, in his 20s, an Exalted Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan. Though the Senator and the soldier might seem to have little in common, they are bonded by their opposition to the occupation, and their meeting serves an apt climax to the film. Byrd is near 90 now, and he walks with difficulty; as Young says, "I see we've both got some mobility issues." Together...
...promoting his own name and work until Photo Art ceased publication in the early 1990s, costing Yau his job but giving him the time to go through the thousands of photographs he had taken on journeys to and from work, or in his spare time, since his early 20s...
...months from December to February, when the tonier Oscar hopefuls allow some good roles for actresses, women have practically disappeared from movies. A decade ago, when the teen audience had established itself as the dominant box office demographic, producers scrambled to "young down" their projects, casting actors in their 20s for roles written for characters in their 30s and 40s. Now, I wonder, are producers "guying up" their movies? Are they having romantic comedy and drama scripts rewritten from guy-girl...
...China's Gen Y I found Simon Elegant's story "China's Me Generation" very interesting [Aug. 6], but the article failed to highlight a crucial point. While Chinese in their 20s and 30s are certainly exploring the new consumerism, they are most readily applying for Party membership. Affiliation with China's Communist Party helps ensure more of the bene fits these young people seek to enjoy; it also raises some interesting questions about possibly a much more complicated relationship between youth and politics in China. Caroline Cooper, Jakarta...
...says he needs the exercise to keep up his stamina for the draining work of writing - the prolificacy of his output is legendary - but there's also an element of physical pleasure in his declaration that he weighs as much now, aged 58, as he did in his late 20s...