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...research on the Tale of Genji, a seminal Japanese novel composed by a woman over 1000 years ago, and her work on the relationship between painting and literature in pre-modern Japan have helped bring her to the forefront of her field...
...Because Kennedy was the Senate's leading champion of health care reform, even his illness became a debating point. Allies called on lawmakers to honor his legacy, pass real reform; adversaries cited his case as a cautionary tale about too much change. "In countries that have government-run health care," warned Iowa's Republican Senator Charles Grassley, "I've been told that the brain tumor that Sen. Kennedy has - because he's 77 years old - would not be treated the way it's treated in the United States." This would be like saying, he went on, that "when somebody gets...
...South African wine has reformed - there are growing numbers of black customers and vintners - but its quality has come under fresh attack. In April 2008, critic Jane MacQuitty stunned the country's wine industry when she announced in the London Times that several South African reds had a "tell-tale dirty, rubbery ... pong" and were "a cruddy, stomach-heaving and palate-crippling disappointment." (See reviews of 50 American wines...
...group. In Tokyo, what was originally scheduled to be a two-week sojourn stretched to three months as he immersed himself in one of Asia's most established gay subcultures. Homosexuality has a long history in Japan, with allusions to it documented as far back as the 11th century Tale of Genji. Attitudes changed with the growing influence of Christianity in the 1800s, but since the 1880s Japan has not had laws punishing homosexuality like those passed throughout the British colonies during the same period...
When you see Ponyo - and you must - be prepared for a movie that doesn't abide by Hollywood rules. This is a tale for children (yes, of all ages) who are ready to be coaxed into another world through simple words and luscious pictures. Miyazaki knows the secret language of children; he dives deep into the pool of childhood dreams and fears and, through his animagic, takes children down to where they can breathe, and feel, and be free...