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...grief, the filmmakers suggest, is a recipe for violence: a personal distillation of the terrorist rage deftly portrayed in “United 93.” Meanwhile, the wives in “World Trade Center” are forced into public grieving, the country??s immediate reaction to the attacks.Yet somehow rage, an inevitable byproduct of constrained sorrow, yields prophecy and deeper insight. In “The Great New Wonderful,” Satish’s anger boils over and he kicks his disarming colleague and neighbor Avi (Naseeruddin Shah) to the ground?...
...talc, and she suspects that it could be Marshall—the bombing of Afghanistan, renewed surges of terrorism in Israel, and the invasion of Iraq. Kalfus portrays post-bellum reality as few other 9/11 artistes have, showing how the attacks have faded into the background radiation of our country??s life, occasionally surfacing sharply in phrases like “suicide bomb” and “Orange Alert...
...centers in Buenos Aires, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Silicon Valley, Calif. Harvard’s heightened focus on India comes as the world’s second most populous country experiences rapid growth. Its real gross domestic product—a common measure of the size of a country??s economy—expanded at a 7.6 percent rate last year. And last quarter, India’s economy exceeded expectations, registering a blazing 8.9 percent growth rate. “India is a country where there’s a great deal of management innovation going...
...Darfur but often oppose the Janjaweed. Moreover, the Arab League has hinted that it may support a UN force, a decision that would surely mute most Arab criticisms. The largest impediment to action is political will. China, Russia, and India, all importing Sudanese oil and investing in the country??s booming economy (Sudan’s GDP grew by 14 percent last year), are loath to ruffle the Khartoum government’s feathers. But if they are to ensure their long-term interests they must act. An unstable Sudan is a powder keg that could incite violence...
...instructs students not to take cell phones into Cuba. Cell phones can only be carried in the country with official authorization, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The 2007 program will run from late January to early May. For these four months, students will live in Havana, the country??s capital, which is home to 2.2 million residents and is the island’s cultural, educational, and industrial center. All students in the program must take one mandatory course on U.S.-Cuban relations, according to the OIP. According to a fact sheet from the U.S. State Department?...