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...world might never have heard of Tibetan Buddhism or been exposed to the teachings and leadership of this remarkable man and the philosophy he espouses. In a way, the Chinese government has been the most important marketing tool for Tibet and its leader. Because of the highly publicized clash, millions throughout the world know of and practice a Buddhist way of life. Nancy Matela, Portland, Oregon...
...cameras and bolder audio. "You get all that intimacy, but you get a big sound to it, and suddenly you have something completely immersive," says Stephen Walker, the director of Young @ Heart, a quirky (2-D) documentary about a New England senior citizens' chorus that covers songs by the Clash and James Brown. Walker shot 81-year-old Fred Knittle singing Coldplay's Fix You with five small cameras at a Massachusetts theater. Because it was both unobtrusive and ubiquitous, Walker's crew was able to capture Knittle's spare, moving performance--accompanied by the hissing of his oxygen tank...
...with headlines like “Hijabs at Harvard Gym” or “Culture Clash Starts Small at Harvard.” The national media should do better than to blow a trifling issue out of proportion...
...Culture Clash Cold-shouldered by grown-ups, young Britons have developed an especially potent culture of their own. "Young people live in a world with very little meaningful contact or engagement with adults," says Professor Richard Layard of the London School of Economics, who has made a study of the causes of happiness...
...jubilant there are some unfortunate tensions," says Anand Kumar, with the Centre for the Study of Social Systems at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, a city with considerable experience with multiple faiths. Such conjunctions have led to conflicts and even riots, not just when moods clash, but because "the public sphere is being contested." Kumar is convinced, however, that "a new generation is emerging that is more pluralistic and they don't feel threatened just because someone is from another religion...