Word: sectionalism
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...capture all of the various elements of art therein,” writes Adrienne Whaley in an e-mail, “particularly as the peoples of the Diaspora continue to move to and influence new locations and people, so each year the BAF attempts to provide a cross-section.”This year, the cross-section will include a production of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a BlackCAST production, which explores “intra-racial experiences and inter-racial relations within the music industry...
Looking back on my handiwork, I am especially pleased with a section that should have been called “Fred Versus the Volcano.” Fred and his girlfriend are casually strolling on the peak of a mountain when she slips and falls into the dormant volcano’s yawning maw. Fred peers wistfully into the lava-redness...
...Considering the fact that there are laws restricting how much pain butchers (for lack of a better word for people who work in slaughterhouses) are allowed to subject animals to, there should be a legal limit to how much pain a doctor is allowed to inflict on a fetus. Section 2 of the Humane Slaughter Act, used to protect animals, states that a method of slaughter is deemed legally humane only if “all animals are rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical chemical, or other means that is rapid and effective...
...Full Monty” director got nominated above Steven) and, yes, “The Color Purple.” But I optimistically assumed a movie this emotionally and morally engaging—not to mention damn exhilarating—would find itself conveniently at the cross-section between the action and indie sets. Sadly, the inane chatter about controversy managed to drown out those who loudly sang its praises. I agree it will probably leave empty-handed...
...street credibility it makes up for in soul. One of the album’s funkier tracks is “Mine Again,” a collaboration between Carey and legendary neo-soul producer James Poysner. The track is structured around a plaintive Wurlitzer melody; a killer horn section provides harmonic counterpoint; high-hat snares keep a steady rhythm in the background, and Carey’s five-octave voice takes center stage. The lyrics are standard pop fare, but Carey tackles them with surprising conviction...