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Alternative futures call for alternative language. “1984” had Newspeak, “A Clockwork Orange” had Nadsat—each distorted, disorienting vocabulary a warning of possible ills. In “The Year of the Flood,” her most recent novel and the second in a series of three, Margaret Atwood similarly invents a dictionary for her post-apocalyptic world. But her words are amusing than ominous—the lexicon for a dystopian vision at once entertaining and insubstantial. Atwood’s way with words should come...
...with 2008’s critically acclaimed “The Wrestler,” Siegel puts a new spin on the culture of athletic obsession, glimpsing into the life of a pathetic fan on the cusp of middle age. Paul (Patton Oswalt) lives for the New York Giants, calling into radio shows with pre-scripted diatribes about how his team will make it to the Super Bowl this year. When he’s not working as a parking attendant, he sits outside the football stadium, watching games on a small TV rather than sitting in the bleachers...
Eschewing her customary welcome back e-mail, Faust defined Harvard’s direction for the upcoming year in person yesterday—a renewed call for efficiency and cooperation across the University after a year marked by financial turmoil. “We need to move—promptly but thoughtfully—to what others have called ‘a new normal,’” Faust said, warning an audience that filled just over half of Sanders Theatre that the financial situation would not “simply bounce back to where...
...Mograbi’s attitude toward the conflict, whether he found the soldier’s war crimes deplorable or forgivable. This was not propaganda; it was provocation.Two days later, the arts and political world crossed paths on a national level. News hit the blogosphere about a conference call in August arranged by the White House and National Endowment for the Arts with a few dozen artists. Those who saw the meeting as a step toward a full Obama-administration takeover of an organization meant to uphold artistic integrity, a veritable propaganda machine for the president, cried...
...France's opposition to the invasion of Iraq prompted Capitol Hill hawks to rename the fries in the congressional canteen, its stance on Iran could just as soon get them singing "La Marseillaise." President Nicolas Sarkozy's frequent rhetorical pummeling of Tehran offers a stark contrast with the calm calls for dialogue from President Barack Obama. As the U.S. and its partners prepare for an Oct. 1 meeting with Iranian negotiators to discuss Iran's nuclear program, Sarkozy has played attack dog in chief, snarling impatiently that Tehran must be given deadlines to cooperate with international demands or else face...