Word: apartheiders
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...filled with this sort of synthesis—combining beautifully crafted pieces with deeply provocative political ideas. His 18 years in the United States have functioned to expand his awareness of the relationship between the political and the artistic realms. In talking about the brutality and barbarism of the apartheid government, he indicates that their kind of violence is all too present in this country as well. And yet he does not seem to be without hope. For Stopforth, his status as an immigrant helps him to be aware and interact with art and politics in a unique...
...focuses on self-discovery and rechanneling negative energy. “I was definitely intrigued by the power of music at a young age,” he said. “For example, when listening to U2 as a kid, I noticed that some of those songs addressed apartheid in South Africa or the IRA.” Sen said the family has a long history of striving for social justice. “Kabir has inherited it,” he added. Kabir’s grandfather was a member of the Italian resistance during the Second World...
...wire in a cattle-like procession. We passed by the window of a security-check area where we could see two female Israeli soldiers lounging with their feet on the desk reading copies of Cosmo. The apparent normalcy, to both the Palestinians and Israelis, of this institutionalized humiliation and apartheid sickened me. For the life of me, I could not justify the brutality of a giant wall littered with barbed-wire, electric fences and armed teenage soldiers. The massive concrete abomination simply steals...
...jumping flea," bestowed after a 19th century Portuguese sailor impressed locals with his instrument's capabilities. Marilyn Monroe ran wild with one in Some Like It Hot, British Prime Minister Tony Blair took one on his last summer vacation, and in 1946, British entertainer George Formby incensed South African apartheid architect Daniel Malan by refusing to play his uke for whites-only audiences. However, although the instrument has long been revered in countries such as Germany, Finland and Japan, in Britain it has been considered to be rather silly. It has taken the pluck of the willfully eccentric, 21-year...
...Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Portuguese sailor impressed locals with his instrument's capabilities. Marilyn Monroe ran wild with one in Some Like It Hot, British Prime Minister Tony Blair took one on his last summer vacation, and in 1946, British entertainer George Formby incensed South African apartheid architect Daniel Malan by refusing to play his uke for whites-only audiences. However, although the instrument has long been revered in countries such as Germany, Finland and Japan, in Britain it has been considered to be rather silly. It has taken the pluck of the willfully eccentric, 21-year...