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...natural expressions of time manifested in the desert, between the two, exact days that mark the beginning and end of the book and the melting of months that comprise its body, DeLillo tries to grasp the blend of individual and society. There exists a communal desire to understand others while trying to maintain one’s sense of self...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Point Omega' Explores Complexity and Consciousness | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...video, which employs a popular Internet meme, shows a scene from "Downfall"—a World War II film released in 2004. In the scene, Hitler berates his comrades in German after learning some disappointing news. The meme plays on the viewer’s inability to understand German and substitutes humorous English subtitles for the original dialogue...

Author: By Sophie T. Bearman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: There Are Twelve Houses and I Got Stuck in Adams. FML. | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Omara Portuondo: My parents taught me to feel and to be the same as everyone, even if they lived in a period where black and white people could not get married. They didn’t understand the differences between people, and they educated us with these values. Ever since I started music, when I was only a little girl, all the people who I’ve worked with have been from mixed races, cultures, and influences. The Buena Vista Social Club is the best example for that, as well as my own musicians...

Author: By Araba A. Appiagyei-Dankah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Omara Portuondo | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Balkenende was scathing in his condemnation of Labor, saying it failed to understand the wider implications of an Afghanistan pullout. "When the Netherlands becomes the first and only country to say no to any activities, that will lead to question marks abroad," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the War in Afghanistan Sank the Dutch Government | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...Muslim world and even alienate the Netherlands from its European allies. If Wilders were to be part of a future government, it could usher in a crisis of credibility in Dutch politics, says Ko Colijn from the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. "The outside world does not understand Dutch politics at the moment," Colijn says. "We will lose credibility on the global stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the War in Afghanistan Sank the Dutch Government | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

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