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...defined term coined by conservative lawmakers to mean "pornographic acts." The bill also says that "all elements of society are obliged to report" such acts, sparking concern that the law could be abused. "The bill would kill 80% of the art in Bali," says Cok Sawitri, a Balinese poet and activist who is against the proposed law. "People will be afraid to do what has long been a normal part of their lives...
...cursed off my mom when NC State lost to an incredibly unethical Wisconsin team and then I cried tears of sorrow when KU lost to Bucknell. So yeah, that is a legitimate fear of mine. BL: Duke’s J.J. Redick has established himself as something of a poet. You are a self-proclaimed freestyle rapper. What would you say if you met J.J. in a battle? CT: I would say, “You think you’re the illest baller in the land? / Let’s see what happens when I slice off your shooting...
...said that at Harvard, “There’s enough good poetry being written to keep both magazines happy.” Harvard does boast poetry heavyweights like e.e. cummings and T.S. Eliot as alumni. Might the Gamut’s chapbook uncover the poet of our generation? FM’s playing it safe and getting our copy autographed. EBay, anyone...
Contemplative, slightly disturbing, and thoroughly charming, “An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein” successful conveys a feeling comparable to the experience of reading a Silverstein book Most people do not associate author and poet Silverstein with political commentary, cocaine use, or words too vulgar to be printed here. However, all of these realms, as well as Silverstein’s more well-known arena of warped childhood fantasy, were merrily and masterfully explored onstage in the Loeb Experimental Theater this past weekend in “An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein,” directed...
...time GORDON PARKS died last week at 93 in his New York City home, he had made his way through a succession of fields--photography, literature, film--and left enduring work in every one. The novelist who wrote The Learning Tree also composed concertos; the poet also directed Shaft. But it's as a photographer that Parks will be remembered most. Especially at LIFE, where, as the first African American on its photo staff, he could shoot a Brazilian slum or a Paris fashion show with the same sure mastery. Above all, he made countless pictures of African-American life...