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...believer. When the man that they were all waiting for, that had brought them together under those timbers that night, took the stage—burly, black shirt, slightly stooped with guitars in both hands—that hum of anticipation burst into a roar. Without a word, he sat down at his stool in the spotlight, adjusted the microphone towards his instrument, and began to play.There are few living guitarists who could consider themselves equal to Leo Kottke. Over the last four decades, he has established himself as an innovator, not only of the acoustic guitar...
...name. When offered a chance to perform at the Apollo in Harlem to honor Hooks’s death, Floyd and Louis reluctantly agree and head off on a cross-country trip to New York during which the characters engage in strange sexual encounters, paternalistic discussions, and enough F-word variations to color even the most mundane dialogue. Perhaps the most salient feature of the film, however, is the theme of old age. From the numerous instances of Floyd popping Viagra to jokes about broken hips to a scene in which a slightly older woman (Jennifer Coolidge) performs fellatio with...
...American ideas as that of personal living-space and the capitalist work ethic alongside more traditional concepts of sin and religion. Though of Christian heritage and clearly inspired by the Bible, Gibran does not constrain his concept of spirituality to one particular doctrine, and thus Almustafa’s words stil resonate with a modern-day agnostic. “Religion,” in the sense of the word that Gibran understands it, is life itself and the way we choose to live it: “Is not religion all deeds and all reflection /...all your hours...
...Several days passed after word that Obama wanted Emanuel as his chief of staff before Emanuel actually accepted the job. Some observers expressed frustration that he seemed to be dragging out the first high-profile hire of an incoming Administration whose campaign had been respected for its notable lack of drama; others speculated that Emanuel was torn, because he had spoken openly of wanting to follow Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. But Emanuel's path to the Speakership wasn't guaranteed. More important, his wife and three children live in Chicago. Friends say Emanuel struggled with the idea...
...other elements of the President-elect's name are no less enchanting in these parts. Barack is a word of Semitic origin meaning "Blessing," and Obama, when written in Persian, transliterates into "He is with us." But it's not his name that has most Iranians I talked to on Wednesday elated by Obama's victory; it's the fact that they take the leader at his word and believe that he intends to end President Bush's policies of war and aggression...