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...those for Atlas, a new opera by the minimalist composer- singer-dancer MEREDITH MONK that was performed last week in Brooklyn. La la la and Hay yo, Hay yo are just two of the "arias" in this tale of an ! explorer named Alexandra (Monk), who travels to the roof of the world with a handful of intrepid companions and finds both adventure and, in the end, herself. An offbeat but sophisticated hybrid of simple chord changes, birdlike ululations, soaring vocalises and stylized dances, Atlas is the apotheosis of Monk's decades-long quest for artless simplicity...
...Shining Path guerrillas have controlled two cellblocks in Peru's Canto Grande prison for nearly six years. Last week police blew a hole in the cellblock roof, then used tear gas to flush rebels out; at least two policemen and 11 guerrillas were killed. President Alberto Fujimori decreed mandatory 25- to 30-year jail sentences for anyone convicted of involvement in rebel assassination squads...
...hopes there is room for the long shots, the Lil E. Tees, to sprint past the big-budget Arazis. "Our films aren't supertankers," he says. "They're not obvious movies. They don't have a prior history. But they've all tested from Very Good to Through the Roof." Canton crosses his fingers around A League of Their Own and Mo' Money. No doubt every other mogul has a similar wish list...
...next stop on our morning tour, Jim Serdy pointed to the roof of a house which is completely covered in solar panels. "This started as an attic renovation, and sort of evolved...
...went into the basement and saw a 2000-gallon water drum that Jim had made out of copper. Water heats in the solar panels up on the roof, and flows down to this thermal bank. An industrial computer listens to thermometers throughout the house and controls a pump which sends hot water to cool places. The water flows through a rubber tube under the strips of metal that Jim called "radiant." The water warms the radiant, and the radiant warms the room...