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...villain of Children is the cowardly and spiteful Morgoth, who's your basic evil incarnate. Tolkien's baddies rarely have much in the way of personality, and Morgoth spends most of his time squatting in his dark fortress of Angband, casting a shadow over the land and generally making war on all that is just and beautiful. He leaves most of the actual scrapping to his lieutenants, most notably Glaurung, a wingless, wormy and rather sarcastic dragon...
...rights when people continue to steal? Imagine how much more music would be stolen if we did not. Litigation has never been a preferred or solitary action. But unfortunately, it’s a necessary part of the equation. Remember no matter the business model, a basic respect for the property rights of creators will always be necessary for such an industry to stay healthy. Record companies do not profit from this litigation. But we spend the money on this program because we must protect the integrity of the digital marketplace, no matter how it may evolve in the future...
...with them? The screenplay doesn’t develop these ideas because Verhoeven understands that sex and violence sell better than ethics. His directorial résumé is a testament to this philosophy, as among his hits are “RoboCop,” “Basic Instinct,” “Starship Troopers,” and of course, “Showgirls.” Why has this director, of all directors, shifted from familiar fare—strippers and aliens—to Nazis? It worked for Roberto Benignini...
...Contrasts of Forms” exhibition in the context of his more representational style. The legacy of Léger’s early experimentation is seen in the fragmented forms, but his return to representative art is impossible to miss. Léger depicts the world by assembling basic shapes and bold colors into paintings that emphasize smooth, natural forms. This exhibit illustrates the stylistic permutations of a great modern painter without assuming vast knowledge of 20th century art. In capitalizing on an opportunity to showcase the trajectory of Léger’s career, the Fogg...
...Determined not to “let them write [her] into their script,” she locks herself in a bathroom stall with only a book of poetry to read and a roll of toilet paper to write on. Her actions, absurdly juxtaposed with her basic need for survival, are both pointless and profound—but then again, so are those she sees outside. “I thought: the vanity of writing, the vanity of destruction,” she says. “I thought: because I wrote, I stood my ground...I thought...