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Neither of them had read comic books as children but when cast in “The Losers,” a film adaptation of the comic series of the same name, both began to read the books...
...busy, releasing an album titled “Riceboy Sleeps” with his boyfriend, graphic artist Alex Somers, last year. Jónsi’s first solo effort, “Go,” features the instrumental arrangements of composer Nico Muhly, who has made a name for himself in popular music via contributions to Grizzly Bear’s “Veckatimest” and Antony and the Johnsons’ “Crying Light.” But despite Muhly’s classically-oriented input, “Go?...
...Morrison, allowing the viewer to see him as person, not just another rock star falling off the deep end. The film even includes footage of Morrison in his hometown with his family, when he started reading Friedrich Nietzsche and William Blake at the age of 16. In fact, the name of the band originates from a line in Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell...
...doesn't want to reignite the culture wars, so don't expect the President to select a controversial nominee. While the media coverage so far has focused on the potential drama and drawbacks of the possible contenders, Obama is actually in a position to benefit from the opportunity to name another new member of the court. Picking a new Justice is a lot like picking a vice-presidential running mate. Eighty percent of the task is finding someone who the press and the public will instantly believe is eminently qualified for the position. Twenty percent is the public-relations...
...just weeks ago, New Delhi decided to challenge the rebels who carry Mao Zedong's name and who are waging the bloodiest insurgency India has ever seen. The government announced that 50,000 paramilitary troops would be part of Operation Greenhunt, with tough-talking Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram promising to "wipe off the Maoist movement in the next two [to] three years." As part of this campaign, police and paramilitary forces last week engaged in a four-day "area domination" exercise near the village of Dantewada in the Dandakaranya Forest. But the Maoists were not about to let this incursion...