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...espouse Christianity as an elixir for China's woes, insisting, despite Buruma's fervent arguments to the contrary, that only Christian countries can sustain democracy. Only a few, like Liu Qing?who spent four of his 10 years in prison forced to sit in complete silence on a low stool with his face pressed against a wall?still make China's political transformation the central goal of their day-to-day work...
...Spittle Liquid Jade" or "Velvet Carpeting Soup." Mr. Bluemound represents the epitome of extreme movie goddess worship: a smitten fan constructs a series of actual physical replicates of the star in various positions for his own erotic purposes. And in Manganese Dioxide Dreams the narrator pleasurably views his own stool specimens as if they were the ink blots of a Rorschach test. Yet no matter how far out Tanizaki goes, his narrative powers rarely diminish, always drawing the reader along with felicitous phrases or pithy descriptions such as: "The slum spread over the district like an overturned trash...
Gross proved herself as adept an interviewee as she is an interviewer: Students and aspiring journalists posed questions about her interviewing style, how she began her career and the kinds of interviews she has done over the years. Perched atop a stool in the basement of Loker Commons, Gross recollected her own years as a college student at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and how she only got into radio when a housemate’s girlfriend gave up her spot at the feminist radio station. Fired from her first job as a teacher, Gross subsequently began...
...product of Folds’ slow evolution was evident at Lupo’s. He didn’t climb on top of his baby Steinway, nor did he smash the keys with his piano stool. He didn’t play with his toes or dance around stage and didn’t even have a bottle of beer next to him throughout the show. Instead he played his music with passion and intensity, joked with the crowd, and left people feeling as though he had somehow been performing for them...
...that included a rubber chicken and lots of face makeup, was offering up balloon animals to women. The price? One dance. Bandana headbands seemed to be the fashion trend of the night, although strange hats were also quite prevalent. The crowd welcomed any and all newcomers to grab a stool and get smashed. Even the bouncer, a friendly man doing shots every once in a while, joined in on conversations and added to the convivial atmosphere...