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...course, is now illegal. But are there any moral distinctions to be drawn between a chief who, in order to satisfy his lust for brandy, sells his own people into slavery and the contemporary politician who, coveting a Mercedes-Benz, embezzles the funds of a charity set up to help orphan children?” But, as Naipaul reiterates, even the most glutinous despot is hopeless without a sympathetic, or at least ambivalent host of subjects: “Africans are content with the political kingdom.”Thirty years after it first appeared in the United States...
...strobing synth, and entrancing lyrics. Summer is almost over, so you won’t be able to enjoy Blind Man’s Colour next to a beach or pool, but they will remind you of that setting nonetheless, and for those listeners not from the bleak Northeast, help you get through the long, sunless winter. —Staff Writer Andrew F. Nunnelly can be reached at nunnelly@fas.harvard.edu...
...becomes a human-alien hybrid—reflects the success of such half-breeds. After being assigned to assist in relocating 2 million alien refugees from their city slum to a distant concentration camp, Wikus van de Merwe (the impressive Sharlto Copley) is forced to help the aliens escape the planet. With the same seemingly magnetic pull of District 9—the aforementioned slum on the outskirts of Johannesburg—the movie deftly draws the audience in with conflicting tales of message and mayhem. This is not, however, an easily struck balance. While the action is terrific...
...voiceover on the flammability of nitrate films, the brash and always entertaining soundtrack—highlighted by David Bowie’s “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)”—the numerous nods to film history, and many other minor but entertaining additions help make the film feel more vibrant and imaginative than any Tarantino flick since “Pulp Fiction.” Despite all these triumphs, however, the movie still lays itself open to criticism on numerous fronts. It is quite clear, however, that Tarantino could not care less...
After Obama's Inauguration, things got worse. Officials in the new Administration made no secret of their contempt for Karzai, whom they viewed as spineless and inefficient, too tolerant of drug smugglers. Allegations that some members of his family were in the drug trade didn't help. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described Karzai's administration as a "narco-state." And last week, another meeting with a visiting American - special envoy Richard Holbrooke - descended into angry words...