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...letter printed in The Washington Post on Sept. 14. “And I’ll think that an important ingredient of their error is racial prejudice—not the hateful, snarling, open bigotry that terrorized my parents in their youth, but rather a vague, sophisticated, low-key prejudice that is chameleonlike in its ability to adapt to new surroundings and to hide even from those firmly in its grip...
...event on their website to help promote it. “All you need is a person who knows how to run a projector and check film,” Coffey said. Sloper emphasized that the event, like the films it features, is meant to be a casual, low-key experience. She said, “It’s the same everywhere. It’s not any fancier in Hollywood. It’s a voluntary, low-budget community run event.” Coffey echoed this sentiment: “It’s a lot more...
...Dudes. Freemans, the low-key hipster empire (which includes Freemans Restaurant and the clothier Freemans Sporting Club) is opening an old-fashioned barbershop in downtown New York City. An extension of the barbershop in the back of the clothing store, FSC-Barber now has its own home in the West Village (5 Horatio Street; 212-929-3917). It aims to recreate the atmosphere of the olden days, when men would gather daily at the local barbershop to hang out and discuss sports and politics. FSC-Barber offers hair cuts and shaves complete with hot towels and a straight-edge razor...
...Motlanthe is a cautious and low-key operator rather than a high-profile politician or empire builder, and is generally viewed as one of the intellectual anchors of the Zuma camp - which has challenged Mbeki's market-oriented economic policies from the left. Still, the widespread respect enjoyed by the former political prisoner and union organizer has positioned him as a bridge between the rival factions, and the leader many see as the one best able to ensure a smooth transition to Zuma?s presidency...
...Throughout these low-key adventures, Jan maintains his air of wide-eyed innocence. Stuff is always happening to him, and he reacts to circumstances but never acts upon them. When, for example, the maitre d' in that Prague restaurant makes a bold subversive gesture to the occupying Nazis, Jan is sympathetic. But he does not take a stand with the man who has been his friend and mentor. He is, in effect, the heir to "The Good Soldier Schweik," anti-hero of the classic novel by Jaroslav Hasek, which is the Czech anti-epic...