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...traditional Ethiopian chant backed by synthesizers, strings, and African percussion instruments such as the timbale. The strings and synthesizers played Ethiopian scales, but the arrangement drew heavily on European classical music, setting up tension through suspended notes and delayed resolutions. European melodies emerged to complement the African chant, finding common ground between the two distinct systems of tonality.The video accompaniment further emphasized the common ground between the two traditions, showing parallel shots of a priest gesturing with a prayer staff and a symphony conductor waving a baton. The priest, backlit by torchlight flickering through plumes of smoke, held the maqwammiya...
...Hess says. “These parties with 16-year-olds are decadent, and it’s kind of sickening that you would spend so much money on one night. But it’s interesting to remember that these kinds of events were common in the 18th century.” The porcelain figurines themselves seem to represent the connections between these two worlds of luxury, with the intricate Baroque objects placed before a brightly colored contemporary background...
...Hogue’s deceits as a point of departure for acute self-reflection on his own profession, scrutinizing journalism in light of Hogue’s actions: “While it is facile to equate journalism with lying, it is also true that both actions share in common an unpleasantly instrumental approach to people and language that diminishes the common store of trust. The subject has no power to alter a reporter’s approach to his or her subject, or to take back a single word that they said.” Told in Samuels?...
...says Uys. The comedic excess of his show is disarming, resisting categorization and thereby dispelling the viewer’s potential biases against outspoken activism. Uys mocks public figures across the ideological spectrum, forcing the audience to abandon political allegiances and approach the show from a common standpoint of startled acceptance.Uys has deftly adapted his act to suit American audiences. In addition to providing the requisite background information on South African politics, he examines American political issues such as church pedophilia and the Democratic primary. He draws startling parallels between American and South African politics, describing the operation...
...campaign featuring the grief-stricken mothers along with photographs, taken by the group, of armed Texas officers at the ranch. As of yet, no one has been charged with abuse as the TDPS tries to unravel a maze of family relationships - many of the children have one of four common FLDS surnames: Jeffs, Jessop, Steed and Barlow. Sources also say the children and mothers have been misleading the investigators by giving different names and ages with each interview...