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...climax of a cape-twirling act and the beginning of a clown routine. We hear gunfire, and the scene changes; the shot ends the shot. Toward the beginning of another 1945 film, the musical Sing Your Way Home, there's a shot, a full minute long, that gracefully zigzags backward, with the confidence of an Olympic skater, eventually revealing 14 kids singing, dancing and playing "Heaven Is a Place Called Home...
...Quotas for Castes Re "Battle of the Castes" [June 5]: the Indian government's decision to reserve 27% of university seats for lower-caste groups that are officially known as Other Backward Classes has raised some protests, giving the impression of a countrywide controversy. But the system is already prevalent in many states and is running successfully. It is like the homeopathic principle of treating similar with similar: substances that can cause symptoms can, as a remedy, also reverse them. The quota system is aimed at eradicating caste differences in due course. A. Jacob Sahayam Kerala, India...
...born to a very poor Brahman family in Kerala, India. I agree with the critics who say that the government is reserving university seats and government jobs for Other Backward Classes as a way of hanging on to the big voting bloc of the lower castes. Modern India should be built on merit, not caste. There are lots of poor families struggling to make a living. I hope that some forward-looking politicians will be able to change India for the better. Mani Madathil Kaarst, Germany...
...audio here is no less complex. The Martins have ransacked the Beatles library for alternate versions of songs: John's early take of "Strawberry Fields," for example, slimmer in production values but more haunting. They play one a cappella piece, "Sun King," backward. They have jumbled bits of different tunes into Ivesian concoctions. "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" now concludes with (according to the press notes) "excerpts from 'Cry Baby Cry,' sound effects from 'Good Morning Good Morning,' laughter from 'Piggies,' noises from 'I Want You (She's So Heavy),' 'Helter Skelter' and audio snippets of The Beatles joking...
...bogged down by, Africa's problems. Wake up, Africa, and smell the coffee! Benjamin Omovie Cardiff Quotas for Castes Re "Battle of the castes" [June 5]: The Indian government's decision to reserve 27% of university seats for lower-caste groups that are officially known as Other Backward Classes has raised some protests, giving the impression of a countrywide controversy. But the system is already prevalent in many states and is running successfully. It is like the homeopathic principle of treating similar with similar: substances that can cause symptoms can, as a remedy, also reverse them. The quota system...