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...moving to the sound of water,” Sabrina T. Peck ’84 says in dramatic hushed tones to an awkwardly misshapen circle of undergraduates. “Let the idea of water touch your being. Let it inspire you as you’re working...
...When you think of America, what makes your heart swell with pride and your eyes well up? Is it the idea of steel mills, microwaves, and the Internet? Or is it “American Gothic,” the Lincoln Memorial, and “My Country ‘Tis of Thee?” The fact is that when politicians stopped supporting artists, they stopped supporting the country’s vision of itself. We may have grown as a country since then, but that does not mean we have grown as a culture...
...fairy godmothers. They nudge the romance along through its literal and emotional climaxes, which happen to be separated in the context of this film. Who knew porn stars could be so sensitive? Zack hits the nail on the head when he tells the group his coffee-shop porno idea has “production value waiting to have balls on it.” The same could apply to “Zack and Miri.” In theory the premise is hilarious and fresh, requiring serious maneuvering to bypass an NC-17 rating. But beyond its shock value...
...Cabinet first came together three or four years ago, according to Van Ameringen, as a "meeting place" for donors who wanted to use their money with greater strategic acumen. Gill got the idea for the group after he and Lewis attended a Democracy Alliance meeting. The donors felt they could accomplish more for gays if they shared information rather than operate as "silo" givers. Some members were frustrated that the established gay movement in Washington hadn't made greater progress in a society rapidly coming to see homosexuality as a mere variation rather than a moral degeneration...
...Groups like the Cabinet and the Democracy Alliance suggest a new kind of moneyed progressivism, one that shows little of the class discontent that animated earlier strains of leftist thought. Is this a sign of maturation - throwing off radical excesses - or capitulation, a surrendering to the idea that efforts to reduce the power of money in our democracy have failed? Probably a little of both...