Word: sectional
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...capture all of the various elements of art therein,” writes Adrienne Whaley in an e-mail, “particularly as the peoples of the Diaspora continue to move to and influence new locations and people, so each year the BAF attempts to provide a cross-section.”This year, the cross-section will include a production of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a BlackCAST production, which explores “intra-racial experiences and inter-racial relations within the music industry...
...courses, where the best-taught courses will be the cream that rises to the top of the pedagogical milk.That process can begin with a wider slate of Core-satisfying courses. When we open the 2006-2007 Courses of Instruction this fall, we hope to find the Core Curriculum section twice as thick before...
...Considering the fact that there are laws restricting how much pain butchers (for lack of a better word for people who work in slaughterhouses) are allowed to subject animals to, there should be a legal limit to how much pain a doctor is allowed to inflict on a fetus. Section 2 of the Humane Slaughter Act, used to protect animals, states that a method of slaughter is deemed legally humane only if “all animals are rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical chemical, or other means that is rapid and effective...
...Full Monty” director got nominated above Steven) and, yes, “The Color Purple.” But I optimistically assumed a movie this emotionally and morally engaging—not to mention damn exhilarating—would find itself conveniently at the cross-section between the action and indie sets. Sadly, the inane chatter about controversy managed to drown out those who loudly sang its praises. I agree it will probably leave empty-handed...
...street credibility it makes up for in soul. One of the album’s funkier tracks is “Mine Again,” a collaboration between Carey and legendary neo-soul producer James Poysner. The track is structured around a plaintive Wurlitzer melody; a killer horn section provides harmonic counterpoint; high-hat snares keep a steady rhythm in the background, and Carey’s five-octave voice takes center stage. The lyrics are standard pop fare, but Carey tackles them with surprising conviction...