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Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman Lions Gate Films 2 1/2 STARS When awaiting a sequel to a movie that thrived on a gritty, underground image, fans often fear artistic changes could lead to the dilution of the original film’s unique charm. Fans of “Saw”—last year’s Halloween hit—can breathe a sigh of relief: “Saw II” does not fall victim to the curse of the horror movie sequel. This is another round of disturbingly gruesome imagery surpassed in horror...
...Dreddy Kruger Presents Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture,” listeners may be forced to admit that despite momentarily flashes of brilliance, the Wu will never return. The compilation comes off as a soulless, unfocused mixtape, scraping the bottom of the underground rap barrel.Why does this release deserve the Wu-Tang logo? It isn’t the flat, lifeless tracks. Could it be the absurd (not Ghostface-nonsensical, just incoherent) lyrics, or the half-hearted Nation of Islam references? Other genuine Wu members GZA and U-God show up, but their contributions are forgettable...
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman Lions Gate Films 2 1/2 STARS When awaiting a sequel to a movie that thrived on a gritty, underground image, fans often fear artistic changes could lead to the dilution of the original film’s unique charm. Fans of “Saw”—last year’s Halloween hit—can breathe a sigh of relief: “Saw II” does not fall victim to the curse of the horror movie sequel. This is another round of disturbingly gruesome imagery surpassed in horror...
...closure of private grain markets is a step backwards for a country that uses food to ensure loyalty. When the economy tanked and food ran out in the 1990s, North Koreans were forced to fend for themselves to survive. Underground markets expanded and a fledgling entrepreneurial class emerged, particularly in the towns near the northern border where goods flow in from China. Grain sales were a critical slice of the new economy. The famine that killed an estimated 2 million people forced the North to accept food aid even from the West, including about $600 million worth from...
...biogas digester," a simple, inexpensive device introduced to Yunnan by the Nature Conservancy (TNC) and catching on in other parts of the country, is cutting down on tree cutting. In place of a woodpile, the system gives homes a pigpen, toilet, greenhouse, underground tank and some rubber tubing. Waste--from the pigpen, the toilet and the odd kitchen scrap--ferments in the underground tank, heating the greenhouse and producing a steady stream of methane to power stoves and lamps. The greenhouse helps keep the tank warm in winter, and the by-product of the tank's digestion makes good fertilizer...