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...Harvard Film Archive (HFA) continues its series on Ning Ying, a Chinese director who has gained worldwide acclaim for her humorous, realist portraits of contemporary China. I Love Beijing is the final film in her award-winning Beijing trilogy and focuses on a cabbie who maintains a second life as a would-be Casanova. 9 p.m. Tickets $8/$6 students...
...gorilla, in the person of Naupaka B. Zimmerman ’05, also made an appearance at the party itself, to much acclaim...
...deeply personal animosity between President and Prime Minister stems from the instrumental role Wickremesinghe played in unraveling Kumaratunga's coalition government in 2001 and later defeating her party in a general election. Wickremesinghe has gone on to jealously guard for himself the international acclaim he has won for holding talks with the Tigers, excluding Kumaratunga, who made initial peace moves in the 1980s and 1990s, from any role in the negotiations. "At most times, I came to know of decisions on defense matters after they were taken and only from the media," complained Kumaratunga in her second national address. "Ranil...
...today the Jews rule the world by proxy…they get others to fight and die for them.” I guess we shouldn’t be surprised by Mohamad’s remarks. After all, his speech was greeted by a standing ovation, and universal acclaim by conference attendees. What should really frighten us, however, is President Chirac’s resounding silence in the face of Mohamad’s words...
...something a little pop, it's easier to promote. I had a choice. But I prefer this." Thank goodness. Bowmboï is mesmerizing, casting its spell with virtuoso vocals, rich textures and startling diversity. If her 2000 album Wanita was her breakthrough, winning Traoré worldwide acclaim as a rising star, then Bowmboï is a stamp of the 29-year-old's growing musical authority. Traoré's sound may be exotic, ethereal, otherworldly - all words trotted out to praise the good in the impossibly broad "world-music" genre - but her themes are universal...