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...there is no such thing as African time. "There is no store in the world that sells an African watch or an African clock. We all use the same clock," he told me. "And yet Africans use African time as an excuse. We have to be serious." Overhead, a fan chopped through the humidity. "According to my age," said Kwame as I was leaving at the end of that first visit, "I have to speak the facts...
...theater actor. How has playing Dumbledore changed your fan base...
Look at the black and yellow symbol on the right. Is it a fan? A propeller? No. It's a trefoil, the international sign used to warn people away from potentially deadly sources of radiation. If you didn't recognize the degree of danger that is supposed to be conveyed by the three-bladed symbol, which represents radiation emitting from an atom, you're not alone. Over the last two decades, at least 20 people have died and more than 400 have been injured after accidentally exposing themselves to radioactive sources, such as radiography units dumped in scrap heaps. Experts...
Fidel Castro's brother Ramon declared that the reportedly ailing Cuban leader was "doing very well, protected by the socialist saints." Holy proletariat! Although the Roman Catholic Church is no fan of communism, the Rev. James Martin, author of My Life with the Saints, points out that the good works of many church figures would make any socialist proud. "Of course the saints are praying for Fidel," Martin says. "But then again, they pray for everybody." Here are a few that might qualify as socialist saints...
...Every fan of spaghetti westerns knows Morricone, at least by ear. And every Metallica fan: the band has used his theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly to open its concerts for decades. On the new CD We All Love Ennio Morricone, his music is covered by artists from Bruce Springsteen to Yo-Yo Ma, Céline Dion to Quincy Jones. The Film Forum, Manhattan's top rep house, is mounting a three-week Morricone tribute. At 78, this preposterously prolific composer (the Internet Movie Database lists 505 film and TV scores) is the music...