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...Tehran conference in support of the Palestinian Intifadeh was a resounding social success: plane hijackers munched on puff pastry, militia leaders from struggles past greeted each other warmly. It was a sunny reunion of anybody who's somebody in the region's resistance underworld. Intended to compensate for the disappointment of the recent Arab Summit in Amman - which failed to produce violent rhetoric or come up with funds to support the Palestinians -- the Tehran summit ended up being mostly about Iran's regional ambitions. Delegates from 34 Islamic countries assembled to hear Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demand...
...much-anticipated Soft Boys reunion tour kicked off during last month’s SXSW, Austin’s mammoth film and music industry conference, and hit the Paradise in Boston March 26. The British band played a string of shows exclusively in the U.S. to promote the re-release of their 1980 masterpiece Underwater Moonlight. As anyone who’s heard the album can attest, the British band’s melodious, jangling assault produces thrills that could only be explosive live. Unfortunately, the Soft Boys’ third full-length album was also their last, and many...
...actually a performance by the group, rather than ‘this is a performance by Robin Hitchcock and his merry men.’” According to Hitchcock, while it is difficult to recollect the original experience of playing together and compare that to the recent reunion, he has gained perspective regarding the Soft Boys’ sound on Underwater Moonlight...
...firm, Billy’s successful career takes off even as his life remains trapped in emotional stasis. McClelland’s nervous energy more than fills Billy’s cavernous office-space, spilling over and infecting the audience with amusement and empathy. When Margaret brings about the reunion of these former friends, the differences between them have become huge. Billy is a businessman, Dion is an artist. Dion has a drinking problem, Billy has an eating problem. Billy loves the children he does not have, Dion ignores his young daughter. They are united, however, by their persevering love...
...Reunion island, a cone of volcanic rock that rises out of the Indian Ocean some 750 km east of Madagascar, is over 9,500 km away from Paris but - in theory, at least - is just as French as the Champs Elysées or the Côte d'Azur. Since 1946 the island has been a French département, like the country's 99 other local administrative units. Yet you don't have to spend long in the shadow of Réunion's active volcano to realize that the island is a long way from Lyons. Despite...