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...Orwell's 1984 and a clandestine AM/FM radio. Those expectations appear to be immediately validated when, at the airport, he can't make out anyone's face because the lights are off. Delisle soon learns that the lights stay off throughout most of the city, to save on power, except when they illuminate huge monuments dedicated to the country's father-son ruling dynasty. This lack of illumination, except for the dear leaders' visage, becomes Delisle's natural running metaphor for the country's blinkered culture...
...foreigner in what may be the most hyper-controlled society in the world. One typically smart sequence examines the ubiquitous side-by-side portraits of the leader Kim Jong-Il and his dead-but-technically-still-in-charge father Kim Il-Sung. They appear in every single room, ?except in the shitters of course.? He notes how both men have been made to look nearly identical, "same size, same age, same suit. That way nothing ever changes. It's always the same head at the helm." He even notices that the portraits always tilt slightly downward, preventing glare and intensifying...
...sampling but uses samples of influential artists like Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, Marvin Gaye and Luther Vandross. West's songs pay homage to the origins of hip-hop while simultaneously giving today's generation a chance to experience legendary musicians. Justin Li Ottawa Who cares about Kanye West except other hip-hoppers? I'll bet that 90% of your subscribers have never heard of him. Homer C. Lamborn Redding, California, U.S. Levels of Barbarism "The New Bin Laden?," your notebook item on Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq [Sept. 5], said that al-Zarqawi's organization...
While having a sense of what you want will help you make a good decision, that doesn’t mean you need to be perfectly “in touch” with yourself. No one really is, except perhaps the Dalai Lama...
Sophomore Tulane transfer Richard Irvin started the game behind center for the Crimson and, except for one ill-advised throw, appeared in sync with the offense...