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...camera, Soth's work depicts a journey that progresses from the snow-covered northern reaches of the Mississippi to the squalor of the Delta. But Sleeping by the Mississippi is less about the river than the spirit of wandering. This is classic American road-trip photography that captures the tender frailties of ordinary people living ordinary lives. Selections from the exhibition will move to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts next March, joining some of Soth's other recent work. Wherever you can see them, his photos are not to be missed...
...latest, is notorious for the objects--a rake, a lipstick case, a tampon--used as sexual implements. Across the Channel, Michael Winterbottom (Jude, Welcome to Sarajevo) tries to span the chasm separating serious cinema from hard-core with his new 9 Songs. Here the sex is explicit but tender, less a porn-film workout than a view of two people trying, for a while, to become...
More uniformly appealing are the potato and celery root pancakes, served with a shmear of sour cream. These were unexpectedly sweet and managed to achieve an ideal crispiness while remaining tender inside, as good as the best latke, but also distinctly its own delicacy. Cubes of cinnamon-spiced pears piled on either side of the plate make a pretty garnish, certainly, but add a bit too much sugar to the already dulcet discs...
...hangs together more neatly. It's a much more personal novel than the earlier ones. Not unlike Wolfe, Charlotte is a permanent outsider, a lonely observer. Wolfe's books are usually more about setting than character, but Charlotte's delicately drawn highs and lows give the book an unexpectedly tender heart. "I went through a bout of depression myself," he says, "and that's why I felt I knew exactly how she would feel. As I look back on it, there's a lot of me in Charlotte...
Fans of finger food, you’re in luck—there are no utensils involved. Instead, you tear off pieces of the spongy injera and use them to scoop up each of the different meals in turn. Rip and go for the begeeh mloukhiya, tender pieces of lamb in a red pepper sauce that’s faintly reminiscent of a sloppy joe. Rotate the platter for asmara tibsy, one of the house specialties. The small sautéed cubes of beef melt in your mouth amid a swirl of onions, green peppers, chilies and unidentifiable spices. Spin...