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...done." Bloodspecked bodies crumpled at the bottom of each painting now form a single visual line and provide a graphic reminder that the French massacre of "innocent" militiamen occurred only after the Spanish had slaughtered their share of French soldiers. "Look at their faces: Goya doesn't present them as innocent," says Mena. "Violence begets violence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goya: Terrible Beauty | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

...rebelled against their aristocratic rulers, tired of the bloodletting and power struggles. He had just seen the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) production of Henry VI. During its run, actors David Oyelowo and Chuk Iwuji - both of African origin - have been superb Kings, inhabiting the past and the present, and conveying through old conflicts the anguish of the strife now ravaging African nations, as well as the defiant optimism that may yet save them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shakespeare: A Life on Stage | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

Preval, who called the Senate vote on Alexis unjust, must now present a new candidate to parliament. Meanwhile, the government is in a lame duck position, with all current cabinet ministers, as well as other secretaries of state in appointed positions, reduced to caretakers. It could be some time before the lawmakers approve a new candidate since there is no majority party in the legislature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Riots Lead to Haitian Meltdown | 4/14/2008 | See Source »

...office for internal doctrinal matters, clearly had a forceful opinion. Soon after the bombs fell on Baghdad, the topic came up in April 2003 as Ratzinger talked with fellow Cardinals Carlo Maria Martini of Italy and Paul Poupard of France at an intimate Vatican diplomatic reception. A Church official present that evening remembers the typically soft-spoken German shaking his fists, and blurting out in Italian: "Basta! Basta!" Enough! Enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope's Geopolitical Agenda | 4/14/2008 | See Source »

...best opportunity for the theologian pontiff to define his leadership in international relations. "The Pope per se is simply the custodian of the Catholic tradition," says a senior Vatican official. "He can become a global leader if he manages to embody a battle of ideals that is present in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope's Geopolitical Agenda | 4/14/2008 | See Source »

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