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...Prof. Louis Menand could be any Cold War figure, he’d like to be one of the French New Wave film directors. (“Hey, Prof. Louis Menand...
...genre that pre-dates break-dancing called “popping,” which emphasizes muscle and body isolation. “Usher’s glides…that’s part of popping,” Oladehin says. “The arm wave. The robot. The hit.” Inspired by repeated viewings of the 1984 film “Breakers,” Oladehin started teaching himself to dance during his junior year in high school. “I started just watching music videos mostly, Ginuwine, Usher, old Michael Jackson...
When the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre instigates a wave of violent attacks on Huguenots throughout France, Isabelle flees to Switzerland with Etienne and her children, hoping to find there religious toleration. As Ella and Rick’s marriage crumbles, Ella’s hair takes on Isabelle’s copper cast, and it is to a distant cousin’s home in Switzerland that Ella herself flees...
...Some national pundits have suggested that immigration was a key factor in the race, since Bonilla's vote for a 700-mile border fence was not popular among the district's Hispanic voters. But Hernandez attributes the victory more to the Democrats' national wave of enthusiasm, buttressed by party organization and money. Still, the result could signal a swing in support among the state's Hispanic voters away from the Republicans. "We are blowing it with Hispanics," said Masset, arguing that the Republican leadership "have been focusing on Terri Schiavo, one white woman, rather than the 12 million Hispanics living...
...like giant Polly Pocket sets. But now, when the frustration of admiring - but not touching - everything from a 17th century rocking horse or Javanese shadow puppets through to vintage Playstations and Pokémon shoes gets too much, there are giant magnetic-doodle screens, fiber-optics and a wooden wave machine to play with. And lots of stuff for the kids to do, too. museumofchildhood.org.uk