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...hear the interviews, the viewer must sit down in one of the fourteen chairs placed in the middle of the gallery. Each chair comes with a set of headphones and a written English translation of the interview (originally in French). Arranged in a square, the pattern of the chairs mirrors the display of the interviews on the wall so that one faces the widow head on. It is as if Varda has invited the viewer to the widows’ table, into the secret realities of their daily lives. Varda never appears on the screen when questioning...
...Besides providing Dunster residents an alternative to the grille (a great place for cheap eats—but if you live in C-entryway, be warned of the wandering fumes), the Porters will gladly be your dinner date. The couple is known to flit about the dining hall to sit down with every diner they see. If you're lucky enough, Mrs. Porter will have her glassy-eyed poodle in her arms...
...Associated Press. The government says that a gathering of tens of thousands of protesters outside its main official buildings could paralyze the government or spark riots that could derail the fragile political system. There are also claims of terrorist threats. The protesting lawyers, who have called for a prolonged sit-in in the capital until their demands are met, insist theirs is a peaceful movement that has faced violence but never backed it. They have accused the government of cracking down on dissent in a manner reminiscent of former President General Pervez Musharraf's own actions when he imposed...
...There were more signs of recovery to come today! GM (GM) said that the $2 billion that it was supposed to need in March could sit in the Treasury a little longer. The car company did not say exactly why it still had money. Perhaps it decided not to pay most of its suppliers or got dealers to make early payments for inventory...
...movie, the decision to stage it in the intimate Loeb Ex may seem a little strange. “[The theatre may seem] chaotic and crowded,” Walker says, but “the boys themselves… test the notion of what it means to sit in seats and listen to a teacher. They’re very active, so there’s no reason why this play needs to be done like classroom, teacher, and audience in a proscenium. I think it’s more of an interactive piece.” Caplan agrees...