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...intellectuals in Africa and the African diaspora seek their own explanations for the failures not only of post-independence Congo, but also of post-colonial Africa more widely, there is renewed interest in the story of Patrice Lumumba. Haitian-born director Raoul Peck's powerful new film, "Lumumba," uses the story of the Congo's first and last democratically-elected prime minister to graphically and explosively explore Western complicity in the Congo's slide into chaos following its independence...
...CRUISE clung to his publicist, and Calista Flockhart, Lucy Liu and Lara Flynn Boyle formed the world's skinniest posse near the dance floor. The room froze briefly when SEAN (PUFFY) COMBS tracked down JENNIFER LOPEZ and new boyfriend CHRIS JUDD, but Puffy merely gave J.Lo a gentle peck on the cheek. Soon COURTNEY LOVE was throwing a high-pitched fit because her manager couldn't get into the party; DENISE RICH was expertly dodging a photo op with MONICA LEWINSKY; and old guys Hugh Hefner, Donald Trump and LARRY KING meandered with their decades-younger lady escorts. Yes, that...
...Coriolanus says, we "bring in the crows to peck the eagles." The crows of the media; the crows of correctness. There's something bracing about his exhilarating contempt. It's what we miss now: not mere radio ranting, but efficacious and inner-directed contempt...
...Register needed help. Almost a year ago, the president of Heart-O-Dixie Animal Nutrition, a small chicken-feed maker in Montgomery, Ala., was looking to replace his long-distance carrier with a cheaper alternative. Otherwise, his phone bills would soon start to peck away at his bottom line. But with just two employees, Register couldn't afford to pull them from their day-to-day jobs to spend time calling carriers, requesting quotes and handling negotiations. "Phone service is one of the worst things to shop for," he says. "You have to read the fine print on everything...
...just offered a special edition of 200 T-Birds for sale in its 2000 Christmas catalog. When the phone lines opened in September, all 200 cars, priced at $41,999 each, were sold in 2 hrs. 15 min. That's more like a love bite than a mere peck on the cheek...