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Like much of Ellroy’s fiction, “Blood’s a Rover” is at least in part homage to pulp literature—a genre whose mandate is one of instant gratification. But at 640 pages, Ellroy’s latest dwells too often and for too long on aspects of the plot that, for their sheer monotony, never seem important. The truth behind the robbery and Joan Klein’s identity are both revealed so slowly that the value of surprise is squandered. None of the three protagonists are ever completely...
...motivations or desires other than those necessary to keep the film moving: detectives want to solve the case, psychopaths want to kill, and greedy executives (both those within the film and the real executives responsible for its creation) want to make money. The exception is Kramer [an executive?], whose predictable philosophy of appreciation of life receives almost all of the screen time not devoted to torture. Conveniently, his character provides an excuse for the flatness of those of his proteges, whose actions are motivated only by the fascism of Kramer’s master plan...
...phenomenon of multiculturalism in today’s world often becomes so muddled and clichéd that the cultures represented become vitiated and disconnected from their origins. The Silk Road Project—whose five-year residency at Harvard culminated last Thursday evening with a thrilling performance and ceremony in Memorial Church—is an antidote to this superficiality of the multicultural society. By using expert artists and scholars, the Project seeks to teach communities worldwide about the human commonalities and peculiarities that cultural exchange brings to light.The project was born out of a series of conversations between...
...certainly wasn’t for Djehutynakt (pronounced ‘Je-hooty-knocked’), the governor of Middle Kingdom Egypt whose luggage for the spiritual world is the focus of “The Secrets of Tomb 10a: Egypt 2000 BC,” on display at the MFA until May 16. With the contents of one particular grave, the show puts the viewer face-to-face (quite literally) with the Egyptians and their dead...
...guides to the underworld cover the wood. One panel features Djehutynakt’s conversation with Ra during his passage through the underworld. Fragments of the hieroglyphs, translated for the viewer, suggest a vision of the afterlife that could rival Dante’s. “Dog-face, whose shape is big. This is a spell for passing by him,” one segment reads...