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...Zhang now steers clear of controversial subject matter, embracing instead projects that take risks in their technical execution. In 1999 he mounted an epic production of Puccini's Turandot in Beijing's Forbidden City. Last year he directed a ballet adapted from Raise the Red Lantern. The central government has conscripted him to craft national propaganda: he directed videos for Beijing's Olympic bid and Shanghai's successful application to host the 2010 World Expo. This year he's at work on an "ecofriendly" song-and-dance show for tourists produced by the Guangxi provincial government...
...motives, both imputed and explicit, illustrates the conflicting notions of what the inspections are all about. Iraq hopes that the process finally exonerates the regime from charges that it retains forbidden weapons of mass destruction, thus possibly paving the way for an end to economic sanctions. At the same time, Baghdad suspects the U.S. of exploiting the situation to spy. The U.S. expects the inspections to prove that Saddam is still hoarding illicit weapons and deserves to be forcibly disarmed. For many members of the U.N., a clean-or cleanish-accounting is the only possible hope for heading...
...says Monica, a senior, as she describes the first time she cheated on a (now) ex-boyfriend. “I’d been having this miserable semester and this guy down the hall from me just kept flirting with me. He was like my fucking forbidden fruit. I knew I needed a release and somehow I felt like I just had to do this. It was something I needed for myself—and my sanity...
...factories pay their workers pennies per hour to work shifts of 12 hours or more at a time, under the most dehumanizing conditions. Their health and safety are jeopardized in various ways, ranging from being denied bathroom breaks to having to work with dangerous tools and chemicals. Unionizing is forbidden. Over 90 percent of the workers are women, who are often subjected to sexual harassment or abuse. Clearly, these conditions are appalling, and cannot be justified by any means...
...theater to house his politically charged and abruptly banned epic musical, The Cradle Will Rock. His stage manager is circling around town with a piano in her rented truck, waiting until Welles chances upon a vacant theater where he will lead cast, crew and bewildered audience. The actors, forbidden by their unions to perform that evening, are prodded on by Welles, as they rise from their seats, recite their lines and bring an astounded audience to their feet...