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...California, and similar anti-gay marriage legislation in Arizona and Florida. Considering this political climate, the release of director Gus Van Sant’s new film, “Milk”—which chronicles the final eight years of the life of Harvey Milk, an openly gay politician in California in the 1970s—seems appropriate. “Milk” shows us how far we have come, but also how far we still have to go. Harvey Milk, played by Oscar winner Sean Penn, is a man disturbed by the discrimination he experiences...
...premise of this book is a simple and direct one: that Shakespeare makes modern culture and that modern culture makes Shakespeare.” So does English and VES professor Marjorie Garber open her newest book, “Shakespeare and Modern Culture,” leaving no uncertainty as to exactly what she will teach her readers in the upcoming 326 pages. Upon first glance, this claim may seem broad and deterministic, but by the book’s end, Garber has tied every possible loose end, explored the selected plays to what seems their absolute fullest extent...
...glass was everywhere. Firefighters were till dousing areas of the building that were still smoking. “Large portions of the building were charred and black, and we could tell there had been a fire,” he said. “Tons of windows were blown open.”Raygor said it was seeing the damage in real life that brought it all home. He said that India must be very careful about how it responds to this tragedy. “There needs to be more of a cooperation,” he said...
...closest Senate race in history - for an open New Hampshire seat in 1974 - was so tight that the candidates had to hold a second election. After Republican Louis Wyman beat Democrat John Durkin by just 355 votes, a recount gave Durkin the lead - but by only 10 votes, which meant another recount. This count gave the election back to Wyman - by two votes. Durkin asked the Senate - which had a convenient 60-vote Democratic majority - for a review of the results. Despite six weeks of debate, the Senate couldn't resolve the matter, and the two candidates agreed...
...timing is convenient for Bush as well. If he's now willing to consider a Senate run, then it's fair to assume he's also now open to a presidential bid, either in 2012 or 2016, when the Senate term would...