Word: morrison
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Lydon said that Toni Morrison, the Nobel Laureate and African-American writer, had recently stated in The New Yorker that President Clinton had become a black man due to humiliating attacks on his character. Garcia's reporting, which omitted any mention of Toni Morrison, gave the impression that Lydon himself had come up with the idea and that Clinton blackness's had only to do with the stereotype of promiscuous black men. All of this is incorrect...
...Beloved, the highly-anticipated adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel, slavery is explored in a subtle, almost metaphorical fashion. It is an exercise in psychology, exploring the mind of Morrison's steel-willed protagonist Sethe (Oprah Winfrey), a former slave who now lives as a free woman in Ohio in the 1870s. Beloved is a handsome, classy production that is distinguished in every possible way, but it is also a cold film. The screenplay grapples admirably with Morrison's convoluted narrative but can never get to the heart of it. The saving grace of the movie is the renowned cast...
...that time of year again when cries of "Ooh. Ahh. City Step! City Step! City Step! City Step!" can only mean the annual wardrobe switch from the reign of the littleblackdress to that of the longblackdress. As Van Morrison once said so profoundly, "Its a wonderful night for a moondance," so slip into your black tie-best and get ready to catch some rays at Moondance: CityStep Benefit Ball. 9 p.m. to midnight. Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St. 496-2222. Tickets...
...Beloved, the highly-anticipated adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel, slavery is explored in a subtle, almost metaphorical fashion. It is an exercise in psychology, exploring the mind of Morrison's steel-willed protagonist Sethe (Oprah Winfrey), a former slave who now lives as a free woman in Ohio in the 1870s. Beloved is a handsome, classy production that is distinguished in every possible way, but it is also a cold film. The screenplay grapples admirably with Morrison's convoluted narrative but can never get to the heart of it. The saving grace of the movie is the renowned cast...
...Beloved, the highly-anticipated adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel, slavery is explored in a subtle, almost metaphorical fashion. It is an exercise in psychology, exploring the mind of Morrison's steel-willed protagonist Sethe (Oprah Winfrey), a former slave who now lives as a free woman in Ohio in the 1870s. Beloved is a handsome, classy production that is distinguished in every possible way, but it is also a cold film. The screenplay grapples admirably with Morrison's convoluted narrative but can never get to the heart of it. The saving grace of the movie is the renowned cast...