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...case is at the center of a multifaceted controversy. Oluloro has, for one thing, asked for "cultural asylum," basing her claim to U.S. residency on her fear for her daughters' physical well-being. The State Department and human-rights activists are watching from the sidelines as an immigration judge prepares his decision, due March 23. It will not be an easy one. Oluloro's arguments are part of a messy battle she is waging with her ex-husband over the girls' custody, and the request for asylum could simply be a legal ploy...
...song inspired by an AIDS documentary about a woman who learns that her finance has AIDS. The song, which also appears on the No Alternative benefit album, has a moody, organ-supported sound that may seem a little strange in the company of alternative groups such as Asylum. She sings the song in a restrained, almost choked-up manner, trying to convey the feelings of the woman who must "lie awake and pray that you'll strong tomorrow/ And we will see another day." The song is largely successful, if (not surprisingly) somewhat dark, and leaves the listener no doubts...
...alternative, though, is what we have now: Serbs slaughter and starve Bosnian Muslims daily, immigration officials in Florida deny asylum to Haitians fleeing political persecution, Harvard students shamelessly rig elections, and many readers pick up their newspaper and read about these things and shrug and say, essentially, "What do you expect?" and "Who am I to judge...
Last year 8 million of the city's 22 million visitors were under 40, and nearly half of those were under 30. When Soul Asylum, as part of the MTV- sponsored 1993 Alternative Nation tour, landed at its last U.S. stop in Las Vegas, the band deviated from its song list to belt out Vegasy tunes like Mandy and Rhinestone Cowboy. Luke Perry and Jason Priestley of Beverly Hills, 90210, huge Tom Jones fans, recently flew to Vegas to see their hero sing, and members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers went to Las Vegas to see and meet Julio...
...help but wonder whether or not the asylum pretext is a license to disregard the demands of serious acting. The publicity for this show set up something of a false expectation: It's not profound, decadent perversion we get from Marat Sade, but rather sustained novelty and a few snapshots of dementia, something to smile at and walk away from...