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...Bali, meanwhile, the probe into the tragedy continues. Last week, police released sketches of three possible suspects and detained one, an Indonesian man with shoulder-length hair, for questioning. And the bomb site is now being cleared in advance of a traditional ritual prescribed to spiritually cleanse the island after a mortal enemy attack. Priests plan to slaughter a deer, a bull, a cow, a goat, a turtle, a pig, a white swan, a red swan and a black dog with a black tongue, and each household on the island will erect bamboo poles laden with fruits, flowers and palm...
...Elections are desirable as long as they lead to good results over the long run. The Iraqi people, having no experience with democracy and accustomed to dictatorship, are in no condition to exercise the responsibility of popular sovereignty. Real democracy is less likely than another dictator who uses democratic ritual to justify his hold on power...
...Bicknell, and waist-length likenesses of three formidable matrons, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Pulham and Mrs. Tudor. One of the most striking things about the Congo Gestures show at the Musée Dapper is the size of some of its 110 carved wooden nkisi figures. While most nkisi figures - ritual religious statues - are about 20-cm tall, this exhibit displays some reaching nearly 1.2 m as they stand, left hand on hip, right arm brandishing a dagger. In the elaborate vocabulary of Congolese sculpture, this is a gesture of strength, meant to ward off evil. Painted eyes covered with transparent...
...Byzantine Women and Their World”—which reconstructs the daily world of Byzantine women through a variety of everyday and ritual objects—was curated by Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine Art Ioli Kalavrezou...
...purchase of instant fame requires a down payment. At 25, Chen is being baptized in the ritual of self-abnegation characteristic of Hong Kong's popular-entertainment industry, in which stars are not so much born as synthesized. "In Hong Kong, you're lucky to find one (artist) who can really compose and play," says Conrad Wong, an award-winning music producer who worked on five of Chen's songs. "They're usually made up. Talent scouts just pick kids up from modeling agencies or have talent searches at local karaoke bars, then companies select what they want, male...