Word: raves
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...service at Grace Street consists of songs, a 10-minute break to socialize, communion, and a sermon by Schlecht— sermons which get rave reviews...
...origin except when the story mandates that an additional non-English language be predominant." That rule was used to reject the U.K.'s original submission, Asif Kapadia's The Warrior, which is in Hindi. A Western take on a Japanese fable transplanted to India, Kapadia's directorial debut earned rave reviews and three nominations at this year's BAFTA awards. The film has a second-generation British director, a British screenwriter and British backers - yet was considered insufficiently British, since it was shot in India with Indian actors speaking Hindi. "I'm appalled," says The Warrior producer Bertrand Faivre...
Like its cousin the sneaker, the tracksuit came into the fashion mainstream via the street, through hip-hop and rave culture. The sweat suit became a B-boy uniform partly because disco gear did not lend itself to the gymnastics of break dancing. Another influence: music legends like Bob Marley, who adopted sweats as a uniform (and may have been drawing on the much iconized image of tracksuit-clad John Carlos and Tommie Smith giving black-power salutes at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics...
...football, carnival and beaches. Among the resources he wants to highlight: Brazil's colonial architectural heritage and even its tropical fish in the Amazon - a way to dramatize the need to preserve the rain forest. Films are another. City of God, set in Rio's slums, is playing to rave reviews in Europe and the U.S. but, says Gil, "we need to find more space for Brazilian films in the U.S., Europe and the great forums like the international festivals." Gil is passionate about his new job, but his fans needn't worry. "Of course I will cut most...
Morris, an All-American who earlier this year was named the Ivy League’s Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, finished the game with two catches for 42 yards, a live sideline interview and a rave review from an NFL executive...