Word: westernness
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...Haiti's poor, already the poorest in the western hemisphere, who bear the brunt of the embargo. Food prices have doubled, putting staples like rice, beans and oil beyond the reach of many. Relief officials at CARE describe the current situation as the worst since the 1950s, with moderate and severe malnutrition plaguing some 20% of preschool children. Doctors report a rise in tuberculosis cases and an epidemic of anthrax. "The embargo must be lifted," says Christiana Dormestoin, who scrounges food for her four children. "We're poor people. We only want to feed our children. We don't care...
...silence on how Iran hunts down its opponents abroad ((TERRORISM, March 21)). Iran's ruling mullahs butcher Iranian dissidents abroad to demonstrate the mullahs' capacity to eliminate their critics with impunity no matter where those critics live. No doubt the mullahs are encouraged by the decision of several Western governments to appease Iran. Handing suspects in the murder of dissidents back to Iran may win a few short- term economic and political advantages, but it will not end Iranian terrorism...
Concepcion recently turned 49. Born in western Spain, she was raised by her grandmother after being orphaned at an early age. (When asked what the circumstances were surrounding her separation form her parents, Concepcion quickly answered that "it is not important.") After immigrating to the United States at 18, Concepcion worked at the Spanish Consulate for three years before marrying an Italian businessman...
...high camp value of a Booker T. and the MG'sremake of an Eastwood-Western theme is maintainedfor the duration of the unflinchingly retro surfdisc, a collection of surfer instrumentals thatwere released between '60 and '63. Like all thebest that camp has to offer, this disc is morethan just an amusement item: the burning guitarwork and unstoppable rhythms that mark classicssuch as the Cantay's "Pipeline" and the Surfaris'"Wipeout" (check out those killer bongos!) serveas the backbone for this disc. The two tunes bysurf-guitar master Dick Dale are predictablystrong, as Dale deftly powers his way through histrademark, riff...
Through June 12. "Power, Pleasure, Pain: Contemporary Women Artists and the Female Body." Representations of the female body appear throughout the history of Western art. Since antiquity, male artist have appropriated the female body as the locus of formal, erotic or symbolic meaning...