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...desire for traditional storytelling and Western audiences' need for plot and pace proved a lesson in cultural navigation. Many Yolngu neither speak English nor understand movie-making: "It was conceptually outside their thinking about the world," says De Heer. The Yolgnu's only requirement was that the film respect their pre-contact culture; only through the lens of the Dreamtime could De Heer explore the tribal warfare, sorcery, and payback he was drawn to as a filmmaker. His solution is novel, weaving seamlessly between the distant past (shot in black and white like the Thomson photograph) and a Technicolor Dreamtime...
...Calling for Cooler Heads I am still saddened by the events unfolding in various Muslim countries following the undesirable and unnecessary publication of cartoons of the Prophet [Feb. 20]. That mess could have been avoided if there had been sensible restraint and mutual respect. Although the delirious arrogance and insolence of the West have long perturbed me, the violence and vehemence whipped up by my fellow Muslims have caused me many sleepless nights. While people generally don't take religious insults lightly, we have overreacted, intensifying the long and undying conflict between two faiths of similar origin. Those tensions...
...division was based on the idea that the two groups could not live under a single administration because neither cared to learn the other's language. But today many people in the Tamil-dominated northern capital, Jaffna, do speak very functional Sinhalese. Many Tamils and Sinhalese have grown to respect one another's ethnic identity and language. If only the radicals and the ever pessimistic pundits would let the people decide their future, Sri Lanka could certainly creep back toward peaceful stability. Ashoka Weerakkody Colombo...
...perhaps it’s not such a big deal. Maybe Albany is just another mid-major school experiencing its brief flicker of recognition before getting blasted into oblivion by the big guns in the NCAA tourney. Albany received no respect from the tournament selection committee, drawing a No. 16 seed in the Washington, D.C., regional and a date with No. 1 seed UConn on Friday.The Huskies are the 5-2 favorite to go all the way, so it’s virtually assured the Great Danes will have faded from most basketball fans’ consciousness by halftime...
...Dhruva K. Kothari ‘06, a Mather House economics concentrator, said that Summers got what he deserved. “If he didn’t accord enough respect to the Faculty, I don’t have problems with the way they treated...