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...walks to a dusty lot near the river. "This was a piece of land meant for development," he says. "Now there is no hope." A group of survivors has gathered for lunch under a tent. They have come from the mountains above the town. That they have chosen to relocate to the wasteland of Yingxiu hints at the destruction in their villages. Gesturing at the rich lunch of beer and roast pork, Zhang Jian, 34, says, "The truth is, we have nothing...
...many otherwise savvy consumers of popular culture not pick up on the artists' intentions? The problem may lie less in the work itself than the medium chosen for presenting it, as one viewer pointed out. "It's dangerous to do something as emotive and important as this without some kind of dialogue, set only to a music track," wrote Loz. "Set within a film, in a context, I'm sure it wouldn't feel this...
...that the purchasing of manuscripts, rare books, and collections is not the highest priority for the University. With other competing interests and the procedural difficulty of making a purchase, such buys are more complex than they seem, according to Morris. Morris said it is understandable for Mailer to have chosen to sell his documents to the University of Texas. “Money is always a consideration,” Morris said. “Whether or not it’s the most important one is a very individual decision.” Had Harvard libraries possessed the requisite...
...junta that rules the country unilaterally decreed changes in place names, including Myanmar for Burma and Yangon for the former capital Rangoon. The U.S. State Department has not recognized these changes. TIME has chosen to retain the name Burma...
...tried to be purer than his political opponents--if, in other words, he had been more like Obama--he might have opposed the death penalty, vetoed welfare reform and unambiguously defended affirmative action. He might also have gone with his liberal base, not Wall Street, and chosen economic stimulus over deficit reduction in 1993. And had he done those things, Barack Obama would probably not be in a commanding position to become the next President of the U.S. So as they bid Clintonism goodbye, Obama fans should show a little gratitude. If Bill weren't the person they revile, Barack...