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...theory as the artistic product of a woman behind the camera. In fact, she rejects the notion of “the gaze” altogether.“The gaze is a decision. It’s not a gender. It’s a little disgusting to accept the female gaze,” Denis said. She does, however, wrestle with what it means to be a female behind the camera, especially when it comes to her approach to making a film. “You don’t need to be very tough and strong...
...then Scully is an unusual conservative. A vegetarian from age 17, he adopts shelter dogs on the last legs of their lives—he told me that he doesn’t accept “euthanasia” for humans or animals as inevitable. And he sees in animal cruelty the same enemies that conservatives confront in all spheres of society: moral relativism, a devaluing of life, and self-centered materialism posing as a code of ethics...
...goals. He told of a time when he met a female biologist who prioritized her desire to reduce noise pollution affecting wildlife over concerns about human suffering. “I’m talking to people who say, ‘I’m going to accept pain and suffering...for this greater ecological utopia.’ I’m not willing to do this,” he said. Werbach also said businesses’ traditional method of sustainability, which is through philanthropy efforts, is ineffective. “It’s kind...
...pressure by the South to stop the launches. On Nov. 12, North Korea threatened it would shut the inter-Korean border within weeks. South Korea's Unification Ministry said North Korea, which has tolerated similar propaganda leaflets being floated in past years, made it clear that it would not accept messages saying the Dear Leader's days are numbered. Now, Pyongyang is blaming Seoul for failing to keep its activists in check...
...President Robert Mugabe may be hoping will happen. Mugabe and his inner circle have doggedly fought to maintain absolute control over Zimbabwe, despite having agreed on Sept. 15 to share power with the opposition, in order to resolve the political crisis resulting from the ruling party's refusal to accept the results of the March 28 elections, in which it finished second. And Mugabe appeared to move closer to getting his way when Zimbabwe's Southern African neighbors two weeks ago chose not to pressure the 84-year-old President over his intransigence, but instead urged the opposition Movement...