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...Tony Blair-Gordon Brown era. The people who once famously claimed to be "tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime" chose instead to be even tougher on the victims of crime. Some young hooded lout threatens you or your family's safety, so you clip his ear, and an army of social workers springs to his defense while the full might and majesty of the law are brought down on you, with all the consequent personal and financial penalties. Robert Frederick Birkett, Drinkstone Green, England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/10/2008 | See Source »

...bring our performance close to not only audiences of today but audiences of the future.” Because “Dark Elegies” was not yet in rehearsal, Nissinen provided a brief, heartfelt introduction to Tudor, whose centennial year is approaching, and then screened a video clip of the mournful pas de deux. Though the rather grainy projection lacked the subtlety of facial expression and movement quality of a live performance, it succeeded in showcasing the understated, gestural quality of Tudor’s choreography. Set to the deeply emotional music of Gustav Mahler, the work provided...

Author: By Amanda C. Lynch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston Ballet Masters Classics | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...trusted. But then the Big Message awkwardly forces its way into the movie. When David is hesitant to smuggle Carlitos across the border, Marta asks, “Do you want to drop out of school or do you want to get the money?” A clip of Spanish-language radio in the movie even directly criticizes California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s refusal to sign a pro-immigrant bill, which, as the radio announcer sneers, “makes him a jerk.” When Enrique explains the illegal immigrant lifestyle to Carlitos, he says...

Author: By Linda Y. Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Under the Same Moon (La misma luna) | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...know you’re going to like the video for Wyclef’s new single “Fast Car” when it starts with an audio clip from his “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill),” a subtle reminder that Wyclef’s “Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant” album is just so good. “Fast Car” has a video game theme and serves partially as an extended ad for the Sony Playstation. Wyclef is a driver in a game played...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wyclef Jean feat. Paul Simon | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...become so preoccupied with e-mailing and text messaging on their BlackBerrys and cell phones that they can't make it down a city block without crashing into lampposts or trash bins. One of the most hazardous streets for "walking while texting," according to the Monty Python-esque video clip, is East London's busy Brick Lane, lined with trendy boutiques and curry shops, where people have been filmed walking head down, ricocheting off various stationary sidewalk objects. The solution? Wrap Brick Lane's lampposts with fluffy, white rugby goalpost cushions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texting and Walking: Dangerous Mix | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

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