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...Amin Gemayel: It was not all of a sudden that the mood changed. The (Syrian-backed) extension of President Emile Lahoud's term of office (in September 2004) was, to use a French expression, the drop that caused the glass to overflow. Before that extension, hope had been raised in hearts and minds of the people. They thought that with a new president, perhaps there will be a new policy and a new era. Their disappointment was like an explosion. Many other things, including the assassination attempt against MP Marwan Hamade, strengthened feelings against the Lebanese government and Syria...
...love of Star Trek notwithstanding, I’m not arguing for an radical inversion—that the chess team all of a sudden garner the same support as the football squad—but rather that the whole puerile atmosphere of social elitism be done away with...
Their songs are folksy, but have a lot of muscle, and rely heavily on Meloy’s uncanny ability for wordy lyrics and high-flying melody. Meloy’s talents seem to be the principal explanation for the sudden fame of the group within indie rock circles and beyond. The band still maintains a relatively low profile, so don’t feel guilty if you’ve never heard of them...
...something more than you are. Really, you're just doing a job, applying some techniques you've learned. But it's ruined a lot of people. You tell somebody like Marlon Brando that he's brilliant and exceptional and you ruin his whole life--all of a sudden this Mid-American guy feels like a fool. But, you know, you become what you become in life, and you don't sit and think about it. You just go ahead and do it. You've entertained some people, and that's great--hope to do it again...
That Benegal has chosen a colorful subject is indisputable. Borders are crossed and re-crossed. There are more varieties of badly-accented English than one could ever imagine. We are shown Bose’s humanity, too—in an inexplicable anecdote in which the sudden presence of a small cat sends him, impervious though he may be to the threats of gunfire all around, into fidgeting and squeals...