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...other words, Habermas is all for maintaining the institutions of representative government-including the politicians. What concerns him is their source of legitimacy in society. Habermas believes that our institutions should derive their authority from a vibrant public sphere in which individuals communicate with one another as equals, putting their private interests aside and allowing the best arguments to hold sway. Anything less--for example, a "public sphere" in which might makes right, or where certain voices aren't listened to--would seem to violate the cherished liberal, democratic principle that human beings are free and equal...
Taymor's imaginative ideas seem limitless. Actors wear masks atop their heads and manipulate life-size puppets, in bold defiance of conventional stage literalism. Dance numbers brim with vibrant, African-carnival colors; the big action sequences, like a wildebeest stampede conveyed by wheels and masks, dazzle with their allusive originality. Some of the most striking images are the simplest. Women with grass headdresses stand in a row and sway to manifest wind in the African savanna. When the lionesses grieve over the death of their King, Mufasa, they pull ribbons of fabric from their eyes to suggest tears...
...collection of upbeat, danceable reggae. The best song here, the aggressively catchy L-L-Lies, works because the accusatory tone of the lyrics allows King to show some verve and edge. Some of the other songs on the album are a bit too sugary and overproduced. King has a vibrant vocal presence and doesn't need adornment. She's best when she goes down like black coffee--strong, sharp and hot. She's one to watch...
...undulating with soft folk, light jazz and warm R. and B., and yet, beneath the serene surface, one senses a depth, a power, precious things hidden away like sunken treasure ships. In concert one gets more of a glimpse: Davis has a sensuous, sliding alto, young and vibrant, but infused with old, smoky blues. She is a major new talent...
...office of the Boston Jewish Film Festival after a walk around Waltham is like stepping into Technicolor Oz from black-and-white Kansas. A barely repressed sense of manic energy pervades the tiny office, as well it should. The ninth annual Festival, which closes November 16, has brought a vibrant array of marvelous contemporary film to the Boston area...