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...film’s sensitive curiosity about this divide is reflected in the complex dualities depicted on screen. The yellow earth is the farmers’ sole mode of sustenance, yet simultaneously it is an oppressive, arid land that binds them to scarcity and poverty. Likewise, the Yellow River symbolizes life and nourishment, but it also eliminates life—when Cuiqiao tries to escape her village by swimming across the river, her singing abruptly ends...
...Espada says he thinks his current mode of activism needs an upgrade. When the weather improves, Espada says he will unveil his latest tool: an enormous banner. The banner is so cumbersome that Espada says he will only start using it regularly once the April winds die down so that he can display it without fear of it blowing away...
When international newspapers picked up the comments the Elysée went into spin mode, denying the most offensive quips, particularly those about Obama. But parliamentarians party to Wednesday's dissing included members from France's opposition Socialist Party, who had no qualms about confirming Sarkozy's comments - and at times add detail to them...
...Critics lament that animal studies programs privilege a particular theme (here, animals) over a mode of inquiry (for example, scientific analysis), while favoring a politicization of academia by conveying overt animal -rights messages...
...more business through Twitter than any other advertising,” he said. “Twitter can be effective if you have many, many followers and they’re in tune to your company.”And although the service has provided a valuable new mode of informal communication, Welch said it is not going to replace their traditional print advertising anytime soon. The plus side?“It doesn’t cost us anything to tweet,” he said.—Staff writer Lingbo Li can be reached at lingboli@fas.harvard.edu...