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...paranoia. In subtle fashion, they point out three cards in Vargalas’ hand: sterility, impotence, and humanity. And although it’s never clear what cards “They” hold, it’s evident that Vargalas’ hand is not strong enough to win.Of the four narrators, Vargalas has the most interesting hand at the table. His narrative spans the majority of the book, and trains the reader to see Vilnius with Vargalas’ self-purported “second sight,” which pays no heed to physical realities...
...novel’s centerpiece, “The First Person,” an intimate look at a couple’s relationship. Smith’s prose flows freely through their conversation, eliminating quotation marks and explanation from the author in favor of a strong emotional connection with the reader. The barriers between writer and reader, fact and fiction are broken down. As the conversation between the two women unfolds, dream, memory and pure fiction find equal footing in the recollection of experience—that of the superfluous. “Or how about this? How about...
...Black Friar,” Fani-Kayode is dressed in black religious garb and set against a dimly lit background. His face is lit from below, as if illuminated by ceremonial candlelight. Fani-Kayode looks uncomfortable in his friar’s robes. The lighting is just strong enough to capture his eyes, which avert downwards and away from the penetrating gaze of the camera and the viewer. Fani-Kayode’s attire seems to suggest conventional Western spirituality; the photographer’s apparent awkwardness in such garb intimates the discomfort of his relationship with these religious values...
...proud scholars of this history but are determined to make their own.Given this devotion, it might be easy to dismiss the album as a series of stand-alone, mixtape-bound singles. But POBPAH shows signs of craftsmanship that, while not wholly successful this time around, are evocative of a strong sense of self and suggest future promise.The album could have opened with the driving guitars and “woo woo” vocals of “Come Saturday,” the record’s second track, starting the record off with the explosive energy for which...
...funds would be spent up to governors. Ultimately, the two sides agreed to allow governors the option of spending the money on school construction but not limit the money to that. "There's no question that one of our overriding priorities in the House was a very strong commitment to school construction," Pelosi said. "I would have liked it to be its own item, but the fact is that the outcome that we have is a good one as well." (See who's to blame for the financial crisis...