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...David Lynch is no stranger to weird confluences. But the U.S. filmmaker, known for such works as Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, failed to anticipate the reception his latest project got in Germany this week. Lynch, whose new-age beliefs are sometimes as quirky as his movies, is touring Europe to help establish a network of so-called "invincible universities" to teach the philosophy of transcendental meditation. The idea is to engender world peace. But at a meeting this week at a culture center in Berlin, Lynch triggered a less than peaceful exchange with German onlookers when Emanuel Schiffgens...
...want an invincible Germany!" intoned Schiffgens, the self-styled Raja of Germany. The flap those words created, with their echoes of the Third Reich, reveals both the deadly seriousness with which Germans view their wartime past and the gulf separating Lynch's new-age agenda from that of some hard-bitten Berliners with a more historical mind...
Even a month ago, the global economy seemed poised to weather the U.S. sub-prime crisis with relative aplomb. But, suddenly, something approaching panic has gripped the world's financial community. The headlines are grim. The U.S. housing slump is worsening. Banking giants such as Merrill Lynch and Citigroup are posting record losses. The U.S. dollar is getting pounded by the British pound - and virtually every other currency. Oil has run up as high as $98 per bbl., and gold - the traditional doomsday investment - has topped $800, its highest level since the early 1980s...
...yard freestyle, the Crimson displayed the depth that earned it a victory. In the breaststroke, Rathgeber came in first with a time of 2:06.04. He was closely followed his teammates, freshman Justin Davidson, freshman Mike Polino, and sophomore Simone Melillo. Harvard dominated similarly in the freestyle. Junior Eric Lynch placed first with a time of 4:35.42, with sophomore Alex Meyer and freshman Douwe Yntema following quickly mind. Lynch also won the 1000-yard freestyle in 9:28.77. This race, along with the 500-yard freestyle, earned him the distinction of garnering the most individual wins...
...lyrical phrasing, and interesting harmonies make the video worth watching. Eventually, you end up wondering just what Tegan and Sara need rescuing from. Modern psychiatry? Bathtubs? Mainstream moodiness in general? It’s unclear, really, but it’s certainly not themselves. —Amanda C. Lynch...