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Those groups (like the New York Film Critics Circle, of which I am a member) comprise mostly reviewers for daily and weekly print publications. Not so those who choose the Globes and Critics Choice awards. The 199 members of the BFCA, North America's largest film-critic group, are a mix of reviewers for radio and TV - a dwindling fraternity, as are the print critics - and the swelling contingent of industry bloggers. (See who the critics think will win an Oscar this year...
...agreement was an agreement no one really agreed on and most of the criticism is because it does not place anyone under any obligation. For President Obama that might seem like a success but in order for America to be the leading nation in reducing carbon dioxide and pollution, it will need a policy that has the cooperation of industry but also an understanding among consumers that they must choose less polluting products. Cornelis den Heyer, THE HAGUE...
That's a far cry from the climate in most of the U.S., where - despite the recent election of Annise Parker, a gay woman, as mayor of Houston, America's fourth largest city - honesty can still end a gay politician's career. Openly gay politicians such as San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk began winning seats in U.S. cities with large gay populations in the 1970s. Progress has since slowed, says David Rayside, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He believes that the relative strength of incumbency in the U.S. creates a barrier to the corridors...
...Europe and parts of the Middle East over whether schools and other institutions can ban Muslim clothing such as the hijab (headscarf), the niqab (veil with an opening for the eyes), or the burka (piece of fabric that covers the entire face and body). (See pictures of Muslims in America...
...fact, says Jukaku, the pressure may come from somewhere unexpected - their own families. "A lot of my friends who choose to cover their face, or even just their hair, go against their parents," she says. "Their parents are worried about a backlash against their daughters." Yet here in America, as demonstrated in the brief but negative response to MCPHS's policy, backlash can travel in many directions...