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...starting to get it. Progressive politics is remembering its own religious history and recovering the language of faith. Democrats are learning to connect issues with values and are now engaging with the faith community. They are running more candidates who have been emboldened to come out of the closet as believers themselves. Meanwhile, many Republicans have had it with the Religious Right. Both sides are asking how to connect faith and values with politics. People know now that God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, and we are all learning that religion should not be in the pocket...
...kept a key prop. I've got it locked away in a closet in my office. I don't usually keep things from movies, but that thing could be valuable one day. I could sell it on eBay...
...even during) the war. Still, memory and nostalgia are two of Ward’s signature tropes, and, if the longer “Post-War” is any proof, he has no intention of forgetting the sepia-tinged daguerreotypes he now stashes somewhere deep in his closet. Beneath the drums and the yelps, Ward is still a campfire storyteller of sorts. Let’s just hope he doesn’t forget it. —Reviewer Henry M. Cowles can be reached at hmcowles@fas.harvard.edu...
...Considered toys or flimsy oddities just a decade ago, the latest generation of collapsibles--bikes that, thanks to a few strategic hinges and latches, can pretzel themselves down to the size of a suitcase--combines hipness and high function, not to mention the ability to fit easily into a closet. "I won't ride a standard bike anymore," says Channell Wasson of Foldabikes.com who has been selling folders for more than 15 years, and riding them even longer. "We call them cumbersomes...
...your unwashed hipster dance gear out of the closet, fire up the barbecue, tell Dave Chappelle to go home, and prepare for the real Bloc Party. Nearly two years after their debut album “Silent Alarm,” Bloc Party released their sophomore effort Tuesday to the waiting arms of their ever-growing fan base of indie lovers and adventurous, dabbling mainstreamers. The band worked on the album with Garret “Jacknife” Lee, who has produced albums by Kasabian, Snow Patrol, and U2. The resulting LP, “A Weekend...