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...instructive text." Along with his eccentric riffs on savage nature, Rousseau applied his unique vision to portraits, allegories and landscapes. War (1894) is a large work with a simple message: war is bad. A woman rides sidesaddle over the dead through devastated terrain, waving a sword and a blazing torch. It is unquestionably weird, but the artist has used shape and color, especially the dead black of ravens, horse and drooping leaves, in an abstract way that was admired by painter Paul Gauguin. Eventually, Rousseau was adopted by an avant-garde circle that also included the young painter Pablo Picasso...
...great listen; the backing and chorus reek of Digable Planets, the first verse is all Brand Nubian, and the second verse is pure Tribe Called Quest. The fact that the Roots started out imitating these great jazz-rap groups points to their later evolution into the torch-bearers of that positive message...
...Prabhakaran's verdict on the new President?who has proposed direct peace talks with him?will likely become known on Nov. 27. At a torch-lit ceremony in Tiger territory to remember the 20,000 rebels who have died in Sri Lanka's civil war since 1983, the guerrilla leader will make his annual policy address. His words, as much as Rajapakse's victory, will decide whether Sri Lanka's future is peace or more...
...music is simply too boring. From a naturalistic perspective, the evening was hopeful if not fully satisfying. It confirmed the life cycle of one of the rarest breeds of mammal, the innovative indie success: creativity declines with age, but younger acts will always be there to pick up the torch.—Staff Writer Eric L. Fritz can be reached at efritz@fas.harvard.edu
...Germany's stagnant economy. As a result, German leaders like Schröder and his Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who came of age during the social tumult of the 1960s, are giving way to a younger, more conservative crowd. Says Michael Naumann, a former Cabinet minister under Schröder: "The torch is being passed...