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...That's our money," says Layla, dismissing the mosque with an angry wave. "He thinks it will bring him respect, a great house in paradise, while we go inside it to pray to God to give us enough food for the month...
Road To Perdition (July 12): “Pray for Michael Sullivan.” So commands the mysterious tagline on the website for Road to Perdition, the sophomore film of Sam Mendes (American Beauty). Tom Hanks, in one of his less family-friendly roles, is the eponymous Michael Sullivan, a hit man who seeks revenge after he is betrayed and half of his family decimated. If the 1998 graphic novel of the same title by Max Allan Collins is any indication, the film should feature some stunning cinematography of noir-era Chicago...
...flourish in futility. Every year, Fenway Park is sold out. Since Bill Parcells took over the team in 1993, the Patriots have been supported by droves of fans, win or lose. The Bruins and the Celtics boast die-hard supporters who remember the golden ages and annually pray for a return to greatness...
Both Simons and Almquist encourage stressed-out Harvard students to come down to meditate or pray in the chapel alone or with the monks, or to spend a night in the guest house. There is a suggested donation for a guest room (the reduced rate for students is $25), but “we don’t turn anyone away because of finances,” Almquist says. Anyone, no matter what his or her religious background, is free to come. Simons says there is something to be said for getting away from the busy world of academia...
...ceaseless carnage at times is too much even for veteran viewers like Hassenein at Cafe Shahine. "Sometimes I tell them to change the channel," he says. "I figure, we pray at home, what more can we do? But we always change it back...