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Hes a deceiver
September 5, 2003This parody tracks The Monkees’ seminal 1967 arrangement of the song “I’m a Believer,” right up to the fade … Sing along! They said Bush was only spinning fairy tales Made to terrorize both you and...
Read moreMusic reviews: Four CDs from around the world
September 5, 2003Natural, Celso Fonseca (Six Degrees) This release establishes Celso Fonseca as one of Brazil’s up and coming Bossa Nova stars. His compositions are elegant, graceful and sensual, ranging from cool bossas like “Bom Sinal” and “The...
Read moreFilm review: Balseros reveals complexities of Cuban emigration
September 5, 2003Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domenech are Spanish television journalists who were assigned by Barcelona’s public television to cover the 1994 exodus of Cubans to the U.S. The film that resulted, Balseros, Spanish for “rafters,” has...
Read moreThou shalt not ignore the First Amendment
September 5, 2003I’m not a particularly religious person. Though many in my family are Catholic, I’m happy to identify myself as agnostic. But I do know about the Ten Commandments. Blame TV for showing Cecil B. DeMille’s epic...
Read moreTell it to the Marines
September 5, 2003Question: What does a Marine on a “float,” a soldier “in country” and a sailor homeported in the U.S. have in common with the Iraqi working class? Answer: It is illegal for them to organize in...
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