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...Gurr has taken quick gulps from the rarefied, somewhat bloodless atmosphere of backroom politics. Here, he says, he tries to help carry forward the left's great struggle: "To translate what can often sound high falutin' into things that are concrete and connected to people's lives." His activism is driven by a faith in justice. Gurr records his encounters with the solid union men of the picket lines and with old-fashioned Christians who inspire him because of "their lack of embarrassment about wanting to do good in the world." He's scathing about those from the mall churches...
...this weekend's opening--it's being discussed on college campuses everywhere. Which is impressive, since a big part of the marketing campaign has been conducted inadvertently by the government of Kazakhstan. It first threatened legal action against Baron Cohen, then took out a somewhat unsuccessful four-page tourism ad in the New York Times ("The country is home to the world's largest population of wolves"), and finally gave up and invited the comic to visit. Baron Cohen is considering the offer as the ultimate opportunity to conflate his made-up character with reality. "I would absolutely love...
...band's postpunk milieu. Well before the official breakup of the highly influential group in 1991, Byrne dabbled in writing scores for theater, film and ballet, and directed a documentary about Brazil's candomblé religion. Since then, his work has embraced public art, sound installations, sculpture, drawing and - somewhat implausibly for the man who co-wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also an accomplished photographer...
...official breakup of the highly influential group in 1991, Byrne[an error occurred while processing this directive] dabbled in writing scores for theater, film and ballet, and directed a documentary about Brazil's candomblé religion. Since then, his work has embraced public art, sound installations, sculpture, drawing and - somewhat implausibly for the man who co-wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also an accomplished photographer. The subject and location of his next photo exhibition is the capital of the Philippines, Manila - a place that is hardly ever...
...with his feet—he led the team with 89 rushing yards at Princeton—as Murphy is quick to highlight.“All things being equal,” Murphy said, “You ask any defensive coordinator, you get two guys of basically somewhat equal ability, and one guy can make plays with his feet…it’s tougher to defend. It’s a dimension that’s more intangible. And [putting in O’Hagan] gave us that.”O’Hagan...