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This is, of course, ostensibly a poem, not a sociological treatise. At several places in the poem, however, Alexander’s narrator allows politics—Sri Lanka’s historical tragedies??to enter and tarnish his otherwise halcyon vision of the Indian Ocean. Thus, while the sailor is “a wanderer in a zone of fluctuating kelvins,” he has “been reported as expired at Jaffna,” the largest city in Sri Lanka’s predominantly Tamil north-east and the epicenter of its civil...
...cinematic theme of the moment has moved on, provoking the curious realization that no matter one’s opinion on Bush and Blair’s leadership, they have certainly aided the development of political art. The new group of film tragedies??which also includes “All the King’s Men” and “The Last King of Scotland”—incite speculation as to the mood of the countries these films reflect...
...video. When a character dies at the end of a movie, I usually cry. Here, I only wanted to listen to the song again. Maybe music videos are still only marketing tools, after all.—Patrick R. ChestnutPanic! At the Disco“I Write Sins Not Tragedies??It’s impossible to watch the video for “I Write Sins Not Tragedies?? by Panic! At the Disco, without a sense of déjà vu. That is, unless you have never seen My Chemical Romance?...
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