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...Tuala's tree sculpture was created as part of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in Pago Pago during July and August. More than any other event, this festival (held every four years; the next will be in Honiara, Solomon Islands) has helped shape the region as an arc of creativity. "It's a positive thing," says Samoan - New Zealand hip-hop artist King Kapisi, "to have Pacific island communities meet up at one place and say, Listen, we're still here and giving respect to our heritage. Once you lose your culture, you don't know where you come...
...artists from 22 countries filled Pago Pago's Veterans Memorial Stadium for the July 21 opening, cultural diversity was everywhere on show - from the striking syncopation of Tahitian hula to folksy bamboo-flute-playing Solomon Islanders to the fierce bow-and-arrow dancers of Torres Strait. The stadium bristled with plumage, war paint and woven lava-lavas as the various island delegations (Papua New Guinea sent 170 people) vied for the audience's affections. "There was a highly competitive air," observes Wesley Enoch, artistic director of Australia's delegation, "especially around the dancing. They want to impress...
...group, and they've brought in a female city manager, city attorney and city clerk. The women have spearheaded an aggressive revitalization project, rezoning to oust adult entertainment, landscaping the town's main thoroughfares and wooing new businesses. "We've turned the city around," says city commissioner Sandra Solomon [the writer's aunt]. Charlene Glancy, another founding member of the political action committee, is running for mayor against the male incumbent and two male challengers. If she wins the Aug. 26 race, Casselberry's government will be almost 90% female...
...course, Chinese fans weren't alone in the crowd. The game was the hottest ticket in town; fans from the Philippines, India, Senegal and the Solomon Islands checked in. And there was plenty of red, white and blue sprinkled throughout the arena. As the Chinese team ran onto the court, Brendan Kelly, a 13-year-old from Los Angeles, waved a Chinese flag, yet wore a Team USA shirt. Who was he rooting for? "China," he says. Why? "Because I'm pissed off at the government," he says. "They've lied to us in the past, and spent...
...special Bible query the Rev. Stacy Spencer and his wife Rhonda took up last month with 252 married people at their New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn. And the Spencers' answer was ... encouraging. Does frequent sex have a place in marriage? Yep. Oral sex? Read the Song of Solomon 2: 3 for assurance. How about role-playing? One participant expressed a yearning to see her husband dressed as a police officer. The Good Book offers no specifics on that, so Stacy Spencer allowed that it was up to the woman, "as long as you're not lusting after...