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...Bodas” opens on the eve of a wedding when the bride-to-be—referred to only as the novia—leaves her fiancée, the novio, to return to the arms of her former lover Leonardo. The novia’s mother is furious since their family is involved in a feud with Leonardo’s. She convinces the townspeople to separate the lovers, and in the shocking wake of the battle that results, Lorca creates a world of great complexity and deep emotion.By rejecting translations, the Agassiz production of Teatro hopes...
...Rachel Levy. The similarities between the girls were eerie. Their appearances were so alike that after the bombing, body parts could not be easily matched to their owners; both girls were excellent students; both were normal teenagers. But one chose to end her life early. Rachel’s mother, Avigail Levy, asks the logical question: “Why?” The resulting dialogue between al-Akhras’ parents and Levy leads to larger questions about international communication. On the most basic level, “To Die in Jerusalem” is educational. The film breaks...
Vietnam's government last year banned sex-selection abortion and even barred doctors performing routine ultrasounds from revealing the sex of the fetus. But the laws are all but impossible to enforce. Every expectant mother somehow learns whether she is expecting a boy or a girl. Abortions are readily available for around $5 in government clinics. "We must expand our propaganda activities to educate people aching to have boys," says Nguyen Ba Thuy, deputy minister of health. Other Asian countries have seen the sex imbalance towards boys reverse, including South Korea, one of the first countries to report the missing...
...Hanoi Maternity Hospital, there's at least one encouraging sign. Dao Thi Kim Oanh already has a 5-year-old daughter, and she says she saw the disappointment in her mother-in-law's eyes when she learned the second baby was another girl. But Oanh, 41, couldn't be happier. "Wanting only boys is the old way of thinking," she says, protectively curling an arm around her bulging tummy. "I hope that when my daughters grow up, it won't matter to anyone if their children are boys or girls...
...President's kin is quick to dismiss any claims that they are living beyond their means thanks to their favorite son. Hugo's mother, Elena, sits in her small office at the children's foundation she runs, surrounded by a pictures and a wooden bust of Hugo. On her desk is a piece of paper she says she reads every day, titled, "Messages from Jesus." Mrs. Chavez, known across town as DoÓa Elena, wears plenty of makeup, a white blouse with black polka dots and her hair in a bun. Her husband, the governor, is preparing...