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...with research or theory. Rather, Naipaul’s art of character and his attention to detail only serve to enrich the work. At the outset, Naipaul sets himself to the task of investigating Africa and its politics through its people and their experiences. He laments the myopic Western focus on African politicians, not Africans themselves, “The book will arise, I hope, out of my own concerns—or, if you prefer, obsessions. What do terms like ‘liberation,’ ‘revolution,’ ‘socialism...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Naipaul Caught South of Fame | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...adds depth and pathos to the bliss of “Stillness Is the Move.” Though the quality diminishes slightly in the last couple of songs, “Bitte Orca” is a fascinating statement from a band that had seemed reluctant to focus their talents on straight-forward songcraft rather than the hit-or-miss tendencies of experimental rock. “There is nothing we can’t do,” declare the lovers in “Stillness Is The Move,” and it seems that, for Dirty...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dirty Projectors | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

Brothers Charles and Henry Greene have a most appropriate surname. Their work—currently the focus of “A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene,” which is showing at the MFA through Oct. 18—possesses a subtlety, a freshness, and a combination of handcrafted simplicity and technical complexity. The pieces in the collection gather influence from the natural settings of their creations and the organic condition of their materials. However, an exhibit of this sort can only focus on one of these aspects—either internal...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "Greene" Lacks Context | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...what makes dance dance. Music wouldn’t exist without sound and dance without motion so I thought of the qualities of sound and motion and that’s where I got timbre and flux.THC: Can you talk about the pieces in the concert and the focus on collaboration?LDK: All of this repertory except for one piece was preexisting. The new piece is a preview of something that I’ve been invited by the Ballet Company to do for the Loeb Mainstage in collaboration with Hans Tutschku, who is a wonderful electroacoustic composer. The ballet...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: LARISSA D. KOCH ’08-’09 | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...will be a revolutionary election that will end the leadership of bureaucrats and put the focus on the people." - Speaking hours after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's Next Leader | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

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