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...Coach Ridolfi knows how to motivate us and get us fired up,” Freese said. “And if you like your coach, you’re more apt to listen...
Will Macau Become Asia's Las Vegas? Your report on the fast growth of Macau called it possibly Asia's most popular playground destination [Feb. 7]. You noted the "hottest part of the economy is property" and that the island resembles a "city-size construction site." That is an apt description. But if there's something to be learned from the correlation between developed economies and depressed people, it is that we shouldn't go bananas about development and make life hard for the majority of people. With Macau's residential-property prices soaring, we may soon be toiling most...
...times, The IA’s full-bodied and soulful sound was reminiscent of classic fusion acts such as Medeski, Martin and Wood as well as more current genre-benders such as Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, Galactic or Soulive. The Galactic comparison seems especially apt after hearing the band members stretch out on their 15-minute opening instrumental...
...dynamic as Africa itself. The largest show of contemporary African artists ever seen in Europe, it features paintings, sculptures, installations, drawings, photography, film and video by some 70 artists from 23 countries stretching from Morocco to Mozambique. The "remix" concept?blending old and new, sacred and mundane?is an apt metaphor for contemporary African art. Ghanaian artist El Anatsui makes a dazzling metal cloth, reminiscent of ceremonial fabrics, from thousands of aluminum bottle tops. Mozambican sculptor Gon?alo Mabunda domesticates assault rifles and other weapons by transforming them into furniture. In Le Monde Vomissant (The Vomiting World), Democratic Republic of Congo...
...year’s requisite realist duo. Both feature a raw, devastating naturalism; they are far and away the most mature offerings on the Oscar docket. But while Ray and Neverland stay too distant from the viewer, these pictures cut too close to the bone. Sideways is an apt parable of its time, a tale of failure, loss, and botched hedonism. That mix is a bit too real in the era of outsourcing and Dennis Kozlowski. And for Academy voters in Hollywood, the casual alcoholism and bungled love affairs could seem more painful fact than funny fiction...