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...European Muslims embrace Europe's economic and social values. Unfortunately, Muslims have failed to integrate in France. Just remember the suburban riots two years ago: most if not all rioters were Arab and African Muslims. Secularist education and behavior are the keys. Muslim values are like any ordinary honest person's; Islamic values are not. Being a Muslim is not a flaw, but it's not a privilege either. Eric Valette, PARIS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe's Muslims and Mistrust | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...you’ve ever hobnobbed with a bunch of be-suited big-shots (or tried to convince an educated person of the opposite sex that it’d be a good idea to come upstairs and have another drink), you probably know it doesn’t hurt your cause to be informed. Reading the newspaper, watching CNN, keeping an eye on the oil prices—these things tend to work in your favor. And, if you happen to be a singer whose top singles have hooks like “All I wanna do is have...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sheryl Crow | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...cinema.” Well-known abroad, but not in America, Guerín blends fact and fiction in movies that not only challenge the viewer’s conception of reality and truth, but also his conception of a movie itself. Guerín screened his films in person as a part of the HFA’s “Ibero-American cinema” series, which began last year. A non-fiction filmmaker and professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Guerín is one of the most significant figures in Catalan cinema today. Guer?...

Author: By Alina Voronov, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Guerín Debuts Films in U.S. | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...interests through a documentary lens.“I just did something a little easier,” said Miniucchi. “So I made documentaries about film and art and contemporary and classical music.”These documentaries dealt with a range of artistic personalities, including author Charles Bukowski, singer Selena, and performance artist Hermann Nitsch. After probing the artistic legacies of these subjects, Miniucchi applied her knowledge of real life to the script and direction of “Exposed,” shooting with low-budget, Super 35 film and not shying away from...

Author: By Mollie K. Wright, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Indie Director Screens Film at HFA | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...hundred tickets for the public? Sheesh, I'd have better luck trying to score tickets to an Austin City Limits taping," a person with the tag OreganoO posted on an Austin American Statesman blog. "Why couldn't they have picked a larger venue? Answer: the elite want it to feel intimate and clubby. When we see the televised debate, the seats will be full of pols, fat cats, and smug insiders who earned their seats Lord knows how, while the hoi polloi - the people this party once claimed to serve - clamor on the sidewalk for a glimpse of the candidates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Texas Tiff Over the Dems Debate | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

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