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...brought a lot of it into the open. Certainly groups like ACT UP [and] Larry Kramer brought a lot of it into the open. But I think there also has just been a willingness on the parts of people like myself, people like Melissa Etheridge or Elton [John], to stand up and be counted that has hopefully lent some bravery to people who are not in [the public...
...Tommie Smith and John Carlos and was honored to be asked to the unveiling of the statue of their salute at San José State University. He was completely happy with the fact that he was not represented on the dais. He loved the idea that people could stand in his place and be photographed beside two great athletes. He would also agree that Smith and Carlos had done more than enough for civil rights and had spent most of their lives suffering the consequences of their brave actions. Alison McQueen, Christchurch, New Zealand...
...filming a movie. We're supposed to be Baghdad," one passenger explained, and the girls returned to their glue. Sure enough, director Ridley Scott was shooting a political thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, and Morocco - with its deserts, craggy peaks and labyrinthine bazaars - was his tame cinematic stand-in for Iraq...
...Mutawa guaranteed that he would remain respectful of religion and won backing from a major Islamic bank, the series took off around the Gulf. Initially given away for free with Arabic versions of Marvel comics (the license for which Mutawa owns in the region), The 99 is now a stand-alone success, with some 500,000 copies given away and sold across the region in the past two years...
...French appeals court ruling ordered Petrella free on bail at the request of prosecutors and government officials who'd previously taken a harder stand on her case. Their change of heart is perhaps understandable: since her arrest and incarceration a year ago, Petrella, 54, has fallen into a deep depression that doctors say has "caused her to lose the will to live". As a result, Petrella has largely been unable to eat, and has shed 20 percent of her body weight, now just 86 lbs. (39 kg). The gravity of her condition motivated French justice officials to seek Petrella...