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...newcomers gain political power through their numbers, the question isn't whether an Irishman can be elected to city office but whether he can survive his victory. Ruthless toughs mingle with 1860s gentry in a colossal mix of Scorsese's Mean Streets and The Age of Innocence. Gangs is the director's proclamation that all his movies about belligerent young men are modern-dress versions of a crucial melodrama that shaped urban America. Gangs is the prototype for every one of Scorsese's films; it just happens to come after them...
Herrera said he envisions Richard III as a man caught in a single-mindedly religious society. In order to gain political power, Richard exploits the religiosity of the society, using ritual sacrifice and violence...
...Crimson was unable to gain any respect, playing what Delaney-Smith called its worst game of the season, and left Conte Forum with a bitter taste in its mouth...
...moratorium can be. A two-year closure of the North Sea herring fishery in the mid-1970s allowed an overfished stock to recover. So when the herring fishery seemed likely to collapse again in the mid-1990s, fishermen knew it would be short-term pain for long-term gain and cooperated with another closure, allowing the fish to recover to their currently high level. But cod is a special case, both because of their low numbers and the biological and environmental factors that will make recovery arduous. For fishermen like Mike Park, the prospect of a drastic reduction in quotas...
...life in most cities. In the past hard-liners have used assassination and imprisonment without trial to silence their critics. Not any more. "They thought they could execute Aghajari to frighten Khatami's reform movement," says Jalaipour. "The consequences were not what they expected." If the reformers continue to gain force, Iran's hard-liners can expect more unexpected consequences...