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...first become interested in semiotics [the study of symbols and signs]? Ramiro Gomez, BERLIN To have my feet on two levels - one on high culture, and the other on low culture - I was looking to find an approach able to take into account both aspects of our cultural life. For me, that was semiotics...
...Dani wants to be a political watchdog. He founded an NGO two years ago called INPO, initiative for progress, which has a dozen young staff members who report to him. The organization, which takes pains to stay independent from any political party or business interest, aims to hold politicians' feet to the fire and convince citizens to do the same: protesting against missing traffic lights at a busy intersection, investigating candidates for conflicts of interest, running a get-out-the-vote drive. "It's not only about the idea of democracy, but also of civic responsibility, about educating the people...
...neighborhood, appeared to be targeting U.S.-led coalition soldiers. His vehicle was completely incinerated; all that remained was a charred gasoline engine. Two of the three land cruisers were extensively damaged - testament to the force of the explosives. "I heard a huge sound, and the earth shook under my feet," says Elyas Muradi, a 22-year-old security guard who had been walking through the neighborhood to get breakfast. "Then there was complete silence." Debris from the explosion littered the street 50 meters away...
...Kaliyar, who is broadly built and over six feet tall, fought back, but soon left college fearing retribution. Although his father supported his decision to leave, Kaliyar says others were less supportive. "They said, 'You took it to heart. This is something that always happens. You should not have reacted that much,'" Kaliyar explains. "I was filled with rage and anger toward everyone because it was the rare person who said, 'You did the right thing...
...scene is widely spreading to every region in Indonesia." But these days peer support, not protest, is one of the main attractions. One of Jakarta's youngest punks, 11-year-old Doing, meets up with his friends every afternoon at a playground near Blok M. With calloused bare feet and PUNK tattooed on his fingers, he survives by playing his ukulele on buses for money. "Punks are my family," Doing says...