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...exaggerated marshmallow bunnies, perched atop cans of paint on a transparent tarpaulin. They are, to be sure, shiny and distasteful, but again this seems to be Mueller’s intent. The bunnies aren’t themselves sculptures—they are caricatures of sculptures, caricatures of art writ large...
...bemused. "It's amazing how many men know this quote from the Koran--if they know nothing else in it," he says. Most already understand the "beatings" as light taps. Further study, he maintains, would reveal that husband may punish wife for religious infractions only and that holy writ calls for "mutual consultation between husband and wife." He says so to men who come to him for Islamic counseling--advice they might have been less likely to get before moving here...
...professor as a rather earnest, pathetic wretch—simply doesn’t work. Without an aura of authority, his interactions with the student become painfully dry, drenched as they are in unnecessary pathos. The dialogue moves slowly and desperation is not hidden behind shallow words but rather writ large at all times, making the conversation almost painfully uninteresting. When the professor remarks, as if it were a surprise, that he and the student are much alike, the moment has no meaning. It is obvious that they are both rather tedious whiners. In later scenes, which are supposed...
...rather than the unanimous decision traditionally expected of juries for hundreds of years. And no matter what the outcome of their deliberations, the court’s actions could not be appealed to any court of the United States or of any state—in effect suspending the writ of habeas corpus that guarantees defendants their day in court...
...America. That's fine, but we know that a goodly percentage of the people we're looking to convert don't have televisions. And may not even know who Michael Jordan is. And if what she does is just a version of the "I Love NY" campaign writ large, it's certainly bound to fail. She is said to be behind the use of former ambassador Christopher Ross, who is fluent in Arabic, on al Jazeera TV, and that's certainly a good thing. We'll just have to see what she does...