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Australian radio correspondent Macdonald's rollicking memoir recounts the two years she spent in India when her boyfriend, Jonathan, a TV news correspondent, was assigned to New Delhi. Leaving behind her own budding career, she spends her sabbatical traveling around the country, sampling India's "spiritual smorgasbord": attending a silent retreat for Vipassana meditation, seeking out a Sikh Ayurvedic "miracle healer," bathing in the Ganges with Hindus, studying Buddhism in Dharamsala, dabbling in Judaism with Israeli tourists, dipping into Parsi practices in Mumbai, visiting an ashram in Kerala, attending a Christian festival in Velangani and singing with Sufis. Paralleling Macdonald's spiritual journey is her evolution as a writer; she trades her sometimes glib remarks ("I've always thought it hilarious that Indian people chose the most boring, domesticated, compliant and stupidest animal on earth to adore") and 1980s song title references (e.g., "Karma Chameleon") for a more sensitive tone and a sober understanding that neither mocks nor romanticizes Indian culture and the Western visitors who embrace it. The book ends on a serious note, when September 11 shakes Macdonald's faith and Jonathan, now her husband, is sent to cover the war in Afghanistan. Macdonald is less compelling when writing about herself, her career and her relationship than when she is describing spiritual centers, New Delhi nightclubs and Bollywood cinema. Still, she brings a reporter's curiosity, interviewing skills and eye for detail to everything she encounters, and winningly captures "[t]he drama, the dharma, the innocent exuberance of the festivals, the intensity of the living, the piety in playfulness and the embrace of living day by day..--he drama, the dharma, the innocent exuberance of the festivals, the intensity of the living, the piety in playfulness and the embrace of living day by day."
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Australian MacDonald didn't fall in love with India her first time there, at age 21. So when her boyfriend, Jonathan, a reporter for ABC, is sent there for work, she reluctantly follows after a year of separation. At first, life in India is as bad as she remembered it--overcrowded, smoggy, disturbing. A serious bout of pneumonia puts her in an Indian hospital, but as she recovers, she begins to make friends in India and to understand the culture. She finds herself attending lavish Indian weddings and trying to comfort her friend Padma, whose mother commits suicide after Padma marries without her permission. MacDonald makes an effort to understand the many diverse religions of the area, including taking a 10-day sojourn in a Buddhist temple and discussing religion with Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, and even a group of visiting Israelis. With Jonathan, she takes a trip to war-torn Kashmir, an area that is at once achingly beautiful and devastatingly dangerous. A lively, snappy travelogue. Kristine Huntley
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You will likely learn a thing or two about India, but really I don't think that this is what the book is truly for. I see that there are those who are offended by her generalizations and the fact that the book really only scrapes the surface of India - culture and religion. This book is not a learning tool. It is however, nothing to be offended by.
For a foreigner living in India (different than traveling), it is an amazing and intense experience. India is so different than what we know that you often need to come at it with a great sense of humor. This is what Sarah McDonald does. The craziest, strangest experiences you never thought you would be having happen to you in India. For me this book was a reflection of that. When I miss India, I read this book.
I generally hate reading other people's travel writing. It just makes me jealous. And really one person's experience is that - just one persons experience. But I love this one. If you would like a lighthearted read by a humorous woman who came to love India through daily living experience and laughter this is the one.
I just finished reading "Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure," a memoir by Sarah Macdonald. I have to say I wholeheartedly recommend the book to Indiophiles everywhere. I suspect that we all could write our own book on what this amazing country and its plethora of religions has taught us. (In fact, most of us will have learned these lessons, just from reading, before we ever set foot on the subcontinent.) It's very light reading-- you'll get hooked and finish it in a week-- not like a heavy philosophical text, not even an "Autobiography of a Yogi.Read more ›
After reading the first couple chapters I expected HOLY COW to be filled with constant whining of India's derelict living conditions and complaints based on a Westernized perspective resulting in a mediocre travel narrative. But low and behold, I was soon pleasantly surprised how Sarah slowly evolved and reevaluated the country that she has scorned for so many years. After she started becoming reacquainted in her new home she started looking beyond the mayhem and dirt and began to see the beauty of India. Being a devout atheist when she first moved to New Delhi she slowly awoke and embraced the dynamic religions of Hinduism and Buddhism; she began to appreciate the sounds and surroundings of her new home.
While her husband is busy working Sarah was able to travel throughout India with her new perspectives and begins to enjoy the dichotomies that India offers. My favorite side trip was the Buddhist retreat in the Himalayan footsteps that taught her to meditate by concentrating on her breathing. I cannot imagine undergoing anything close to that endeavor.Read more ›
Skipping past the issue of the cover, what of the content? Well, I thought that there was little in the book which taught me anything more about India than I'd read elsewhere (for example by Mark Tully and William Dalrymple). Thus once again you get a description of the Kumbh Mela, a trip to Kashmir, visits to ashrams - pretty much the usual stuff. The difference is that those other writers did it better, with deeper insight, greater balance and more respect for their subject.
Much of the writing and observations in this book are distinctly shallow - the trip to Mumbai to learn about the Parsis, and the ravings about Sikhs made my toes curl. In different ways, the author did a disservice to both. Apparently India is a "land of contrasts" - a stunning insight. Whether or not her descriptions of the attitudes exhibited to her by Indian men are true, I don't know. Neither do I know whether she is stunningly attractive, or whether the appearance of any white woman in India is enough to send Mr Average Indian into a sexual frenzy, but it did seem a bit far-fetched to depict every Indian as a lecher. Oh, and apparently it's OK to ogle Ms MacDonald so long as you do it in Sydney!
The author goes to various ashrams and religious establishments, arrives sceptically, is moved by the experience, then shakes it all off. Or not - she blames a sadhu for her pneumonia and a Hindu saint for her expanding boobs. Large sections of the book are devoted to how she looks, how her friends look, and recounting screechy conversations between the girls. All very irritating, shallow and vain.
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I was hopeful at the beginning that this book would give some humourous insights to the vast and wonderous land that is India. But it was not to be. Read morePublished on March 11 2012 by Jan
I happened upon this book one day in a Chapters bookstore, attracted by the title and the cover. I have a place in my heart for India and it's people, though I have never been... Read morePublished on April 23 2011 by Ian Murray
Amazing book i picked it up on Amsterdam airport could not put it down till i finished it. Must read for someone planning to visit India.Published on Feb. 15 2006 by Samir Panday
Are you happiest when you have a backpack strapped to your back with a sense of adventure in your heart? Then this book is for you.
Especially if... Read more
The people that rate this book (and tell Sarah to go to hell) seem to be taking someone else's experiences rather personally. Read morePublished on July 16 2004
Sarah obviously sees the world through the Western norms and thus cannot understand what makes India or for that matter other multi-cultures tick. Read morePublished on July 15 2004
Having lived in India for years I approached the book with hightened expectations that I never found. I have yet to find a book that captures the feel of India in words. Read morePublished on July 4 2004 by G. Goodwood
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It isn't a new idea. Many American cities long ago ended the guessing game. Los Angeles requires the front window of every restaurant to post a giant letter designating the grade assigned to them by the county food inspectors; anything less than a C results in a suspended permit.
How's this for results? In 1997, before ratings were posted, 52% of restaurants in L.A. earned an A; nowadays that number is 83%. And a study by Stanford economics professor Phillip Leslie found that after enactment of this law, Los Angeles hospital admissions for food poisoning declined by 13.3 percent.
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- Go to the myCRED > Add-ons page in your admin area.
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- Go to the myCRED > Add-ons page in your admin area.
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mycred_my_rank – This shortcode allows you to show a specific users rank or the current user viewing the shortcode. Only shows rank for one particular point type.
mycred_users_of_rank – This shortcode will return a list of users with a particular rank.
mycred_users_of_all_ranks – This shortcode will run through each rank and present by default 10 users of each rank.
mycred_list_ranks – This shortcode will list all existing ranks for a particular point type.
mycred_my_ranks – New in 1.6, this shortcode will return all ranks a user has. Should only be used when you have ranks for more then one point type.
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The Ranks add-on can insert intobbPress replies and in the bbPress user profile, each users rank. Go to the myCRED > Settings page and click on "Ranks" in the list to enable this feature.
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The post type key is
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Post Meta
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mycred_rank_min – Holds the minimum amount requirement for the rank.
mycred_rank_max – Holds the maximum amount requirement for the rank.
ctype – New in 1.6. Holds the point type the rank is connected to.
User Meta
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Severe sciatica: a 13-year follow-up of 342 patients
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- , M. HurmeAffiliated withDepartment of Surgery, Turku City Hospital
- , H. AlarantaAffiliated withRehabilitation Unit (Orton), Invalid Foundation
- , M. KaitsaariAffiliated withResearch and Development Centre of the Social Insurance Institution
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This study involved 342 patients hospitalized because of severe, persistent sciatica suggestive of a lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. After standard clinical evaluation. EMG and myelography, 220 patients underwent lumbar discectomy. The remaining 122 patients were treated conservatively. Follow-up examinations were arranged after 1, 5 and 13 years. The study focused on the rehabilitation outcome in general and differences in outcome between the two treatment groups. Several indicators showed a rather poor outcome for sciatica patients during the 13-year follow-up period. In the operated group 16% had been re-operated because of lumbar disc herniation. True recurrence of herniation (same level and side) occurred in 8%. In the conservatively treated group 14% had undergone spinal surgery. Nearly 70% of the patients still reported sciatica. Self-assessed levels of low back pain were "no change/worse" for 19% in the operated group and for 44% in the conservatively treated group. In both the study groups, nearly 40% of the subjects had retired on disability pensions.
Key wordsSciatica Lumbar herniated disc Discectomy Conservative treatment
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CARAVAN is a range of folding furniture designed by Irish MFA student Eoin McNally, which can be used both in the home and for outdoor activities such as camping. The range is inspired by the emotional value of adventurous pursuits in nature. The range consists of a table and chair which can be used both in the home and when going on an adventure such as camping, a picnic or even for a garden party. These products were developed to remind the user of these fun experiences when at home, and to promote a positive emotional connection between the user and the objects. Constructed from ash timber, powder coated steel, waxed canvas and leather details the products are designed to wear and show, physical signs of usage.instagram.com/c_a_r_a_v_a_n_
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Between now and the Green Bay Packers' first training camp practice on July 26, we will break down each position group.
Next up is the offensive line.
Returning players: David Bakhtiari, Bryan Bulaga, JC Tretter, T.J. Lang, Josh Sitton, Don Barclay, Derek Sherrod, Lane Taylor, Aaron Adams, Andrew Tiller, Garth Gerhart.
Gone from last season: Evan Dietrich-Smith, Marshall Newhouse, Greg Van Roten.
New this season: Corey Linsley (fifth-round pick), Jeremy Vujnovich (street free agent), Jordan McCray (undrafted rookie), John Fullington (undrafted rookie).
Position coach: James Campen (eighth season, previously was assistant offensive line coach from 2004-06).
Biggest issue: For the fourth straight season, there will be a new starting center. Tretter is the favorite for the job, but the fact remains that he has never played in an NFL game – not even a preseason game. And he's never played center. Other than that, what's to worry about? Nevertheless, the Packers are high on the second-year player who spent the entire offseason working with the No. 1 offensive line. Tretter did not play at all last season after he broke his ankle during his first OTA practice as a rookie.
Player to watch: Bakhtiari had what Campen described as "a very good season for a rookie" last year when he stepped in as the starting left tackle after Bulaga blew out his knee during the Family Night scrimmage and was lost for the season. Now, as Campen said, "we expect him to make that next step and have a very good season." The former fourth-round pick played well enough as a rookie, despite allowing 10 sacks (including playoffs), according to ProFootballFocus.com, that Campen and coach Mike McCarthy decided to leave him at left tackle and move Bulaga back to the right side. Bakhtiari added about 10 pounds this offseason in an effort to improve his run blocking and better handle pass-rusher's bull-rush moves.
Medical report: Bulaga was cleared to return to practice at the start of the offseason program and made it through the OTAs and minicamp wearing a large brace on his reconstructed left knee. Meanwhile, Sherrod went through the complete offseason program for the first time in his four-year NFL career after breaking his leg late in his rookie season of 2011. Sherrod worked exclusively as Bakhtiari's backup at left tackle this offseason.
Help wanted: If Tretter does not play well enough to win the starting job, the Packers could go with rookie fifth-round pick Corey Linsley. Unlike Tretter, who played tackle in college at Cornell, Linsley is a center by trade. He started 26 straight games at center in his last two seasons at Ohio State.
Quotable: "I think I've had five centers now," Sitton said. "So it's tough because you learn one guy and you get used to doing drills next to one guy and you just jell and you know exactly where their foot's going to be and you've going to be right next to each other. Dietrich was a hell of a player, there was no doubt about it. I really enjoyed playing next to him. But that's what we do. I've played next to, I don't know, 12 tackles since I've been here, so I'm definitely used to playing next to different players. It gives T.J. and I a little bit of a challenge to get him up to speed. It makes it interesting. It's fun teaching him and bringing him along."
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Definición de venereology en inglés:
The branch of medicine concerned with venereal diseases.
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Above all else, DMC3 is a hardcore action game at heart. The game's five difficulty settings range from stupidly hard to flat out ridiculous. Even the easy setting, quite a misleading title by the way, can be brutal if you've never played a previous Devil May Cry title. Honestly, this is most likely going to be the hardest game you've played in quite some time. A big part of this difficulty factor comes from the game's seriously insane AI. It isn't just good; it's the best to be put in an action game in a long while. Enemies will know to gang up on you in various formations. They'll be smart enough to back up and block when needed. They'll go in for the kill if you slip up for an instant. If larger enemies are around, the weaker foes will back up until you concentrate on the big baddie, then strike when you're preoccupied. Plus the enemies actually have quite a few attack patterns, so even if you learn when they plan on attacking, you can't be sure just exactly how to get out of danger until you really invest some solid time with the game. A big element is that the actual levels will factor into their strategies as well. The game will place archer-like enemies high above on platforms and you'll have to navigate to them to knock them down. In tight corridors, the game will throw sluggish enemies at you to keep you busy while much faster enemies duck in and out to hit you. Being in such a cramped area, it'll take fast reflexes to dodge these faster attacks. And all this happens so seamlessly, that you'll rarely notice the enemies as being "put there" for any reason. It all has a very organic feel about it. Really, this is a perfect blend of paying attention to your enemies and your surroundings. And what better showcase for the game's gameplay then during the best part of the action - the boss encounters.
Capcom has always been big on boss fights. Be it Mega Man or Ghouls and Ghosts, they've continuously made sure to take special care when creating engaging end-level baddies. And like the best of the best in Capcom games, DMC3's boss bouts are epic in every sense of the word. During the course of the game, you'll face more than a dozen boss fights, all of which are unique in their own specific way. Ranging from smaller enemies like the twin swordsmen Agni and Rudra to the truly monstrous hell hound Cerberus - Dante will continuously have to keep his wits about him to come out on top. Bosses follow the same AI logic that most basic enemies use. Defend when needed, then attack in full force. But what makes the boss fights stand out is that they apply this great AI to a new unique set of skills. Nevan, for example, will keep you at a distance throughout the fight by shooting energy waves and cloaking herself in darkness. Towards the end when she finally finally lets you come close, she'll attempt to catch you off guard and drain you of your energy. If she grabs you she'll be replenished, and the battle will have to drag on longer. Other enemies have unique powers all their own as well. Some can stop time, while others can only be damaged if you attack them under certain lighting conditions. It's just so refreshing the way the boss fights really come into their own. Because of their wide range of styles, you never really know what's gonna come u p next. Capcom clearly spent a lot of time trying to get each one just right, and it pays off big time.
Now obviously in order to take down these enemies you're gonna need some heavy artillery. DMC3 not only gives you a slew of guns and devil arms, but a wide variety of styles to help along the way. Styles basically allow you to customize Dante to whatever playing style feels right for you. If you like to play with guns, you can pick the Gunslinger style. This way, you'll be able to learn new gun moves exclusive to the style, as well as making your guns incredibly powerful. If you'd rather jump around and keep your enemies guessing, then perhaps the Trickster style is up your alley. All in all there are six total styles by the end of the game, each with three levels of experience. Using your styles often will help you level them up to gain access to all new moves. So while a level one Trickster might be able to jump around nimbly, a level three can flat-out vanish in mid-air to get out of the way. On the weapon side of things, you'll have a wide variety of guns, swords and other oddities to use. The game allows you to carry a primary weapon and gun as well as secondary backups for both during each mission. To change between your main weapons or guns you simply hit R2 or L2 respectively. What seems like a simple weapon switch at first actually ends up being a critical mechanic to the fast-paced combat. By changing weapons in the middle of a combo, you can seamlessly transition from one chain combo to another without even the slightest pause in the action. Not only is this very helpful for damaging enemies, but it looks amazing to boot. You'll be able to slash an enemy into the air with your sword, juggle them around a bit with your dual pistols, then send them crashing back to earth by switching to your nunchucks and slapping them around. Again, Capcom really took this portion of the game to heart and made each weapon totally unique from the others. You'll find yourself mastering every single weapon for the various benefits they'll have in particular scenarios. And you'll need to master every weapon if you hope to keep your style score high.
The style score shares the basic concept as the one employed in the original game, but now goes far beyond it's actual execution. Unlike the original, keeping your style score up is more than just slashing at enemies constantly. Now you not only have to keep up the pace, but you also have to continuously change up your attack patterns to keep things fresh. Like mentioned above, this is where swapping between all your equipped weapons comes in handy by keeping your action fresh. By playing stylishly, the action never becomes a simple "mash fest" like so many other action titles. And by keeping your style meter high you gain more red orbs from enemies. These red orbs in turn allow you to power up your guns, buy new moves and restock your items. So you really do have to play smart in order to proceed with ease. To add another level of depth, the game will give you a ranking at the end of each mission which takes into account your stylish performance. The game keeps tabs on how fast you beat a level, how many times you got hit, the number of items you used, etc. By ranking each individual area from D-S, the game will give you an overall ranking for that mission ala Panzer Dragoon Orta. These ranks will keep you coming back time and time again as you try to achieve the highest score on every stage.
The core gameplay isn't the only impressive part of DMC3, either. Unlike the first two games, DMC3 places cutscenes at the beginning and ending of every single mission. Short enough to not become bothersome, these scenes add a lot to the story that the past two Devil May Cry games never really bothered with. For once, the player can actually feel connected to the game's characters and actually know what the hell is going on to begin with. And as you'll see from these cutscenes, Dante and the gang have never looked better. The game isn't necessarily a graphical feast for the eyes like other games in the genre such as Ninja Gaiden or Otogi 2, but they fit the game's design perfectly. From Dante and Vergil to Beowulf and Cerberus, the game really has some eye-popping designs that put it a notch above the rest of the genre's bland offerings. The hardcore metal soundtrack used also gives DMC3 its own sense of style. The only downside is that the music can become repetitive after a while, but it doesn't really ever become a real pain. And even the voice acting is well done this time around! Sure, there are still a ton of cheesy lines throughout. But really, that's what makes Devil May Cry what it is, and what makes following along so much fun.
Despite all the pluses within the game, it isn't perfect. The save system is terrible. You're given yellow orbs to spend when you die that will bring you back to life where you died last. This is fine in itself, but the major problem I have with it is that it won't give back the items wasted in that last area. This can be a big issue during some of the longer boss fights. If I use a few health stars during a particularly challenging fight and end up dying, when I use a yellow orb to come back to life in the previous area I expect my items to be returned to me. That's the point of it being called a "save" system, isn't it? Also, the bonus features are severely lacking. The behind the scenes looks and trailers to go along with the typical art galleries were nice enough, but overall I felt like I wasn't being given anything really substantial. The only cool bonuses are the additional costumes you'll unlock by beating the various difficulties. Along with these issues, the game also has a few problems with the camera angles. The game is a major leap ahead of the first two as far as this problem is concerned, but on a few levels moving from one screen to another can be an issue when the camera suddenly changes. Capcom tries to remedy this by giving you control of the camera, but this is only possible in wide open areas where problems hardly pop up to begin with. It's just bad that you can't even see what you're doing in some of the tight areas of the game where the action can really pick up. It really doesn't happen all that often, and isn't any worse than rest of the genre's offerings, but it's worth mentioning nonetheless.
Now, other than those fairly small complaints, DMC3 for me is the perfect 3D action title. It has buckets of depth, a huge difficulty factor, a fantastic style all its own and plenty more. Most importantly though, everything clicks with DMC3. The art style, the soundtrack, the graphics - everything comes together perfectly. I used the word seamless a few times above, and that really is the best word for the entire package. For me, this is a must buy and comes highly recommended.
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The Dismemberment Plan may be associated with the DC punk and emo-core scenes, but with their layered keyboards (three-quarters of the members contribute) they are never what you expect. The uninitiated might take exception to singer Travis Morrison's voice, but his nerdy charm, lyrics, and falsetto tend to take hold, as legions of devoted fans will attest. Some might wish DP would remake 1999's Emergency and I; instead, they enlisted Emergency's knob-twiddler, J. Robbins (Jawbox) and expanded their songwriting. Tons of vibrant noise is thrown down and the rhythm section deserves particular kudos. In many ways DP are more jazz than rock at this point. But the sonic spectrum is so wide that the songs never sound crowded. Continuing the tradition of peppering puzzle-like structures with disparate influences (hip-hop, funk, punk, new wave), Change--though thoroughly modern--evokes some good bits from the '80s. There's a bit of the Police (drumming by Joe Easley), U2 (Edge-like rattle and treble-kick guitar), and Talking Heads (quirky, African-sounding rhythms), but it's all mixed with a buzzing excitement, an electricity that hasn't burned out but increased in voltage. --Cyndi Elliott
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P.S. Someone on the Emergency & I board said that the Plan sounded terrible live. He/She must have caught a bad show because they were fantastic when I saw them live in D.C. this month.
On top of this, the lyrics are extremely honest, in the vein of Greg Dulli or even Nirvana. Unlike emo singers that romanticize their own capacity for longing, Travis Morrison is always in-between strut and apology. Lines like "I'd rather be happy than right this time," or "I guess you could call it superpowers / but nobody's going to save the world" have confusion as their driving force. There's nothing wrong with plain old ache, but the way Dismemberment Plan recombines emo with funk and bad-boy confessions makes the vocal trills and blue guitars sound absolutely new.
record has invoked the album's title to discuss the earth-shattering shift
that it represents away from the band's old sound. I find this quite
amusing, partly because I'm just amused at how much artists can shape
critical response to a record just by their choice of title, but mostly
because I doubt most reviewers would have harped on that aspect of the
release if it hadn't been for the title.
First of all, the elements that make the Plan one of the most distinctive
bands around are still firmly intact - clever, chiming guitar work;
complex and methodical but funky drumming; and head Planner Travis
Morrison's unmistakable dry, deliberate delivery. Certainly, there are
distinguishable differences between this and their last effort, 1999's
universally (and rightly) lauded "Emergency & I." For instance (as has
been most often commented on), this one is slightly mellower - that is,
nothing here verges on unlistenable the way "Emergency's" weakest link
"I Love a Magician" did.
Also, there's nothing as glorious and cathartic as "The City" or as
inane-yet-beautiful as "You Are Invited." And, arguably, this release
definitely finds the Plan continuing to distance themselves from their
brash and raucous early work (epitomized by "!," whose title is
unfortunately not pronounced as a Bantu click). But so what - what's so
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This is one of the album that just confuses me. I know that Emergency and I is considered the better album, and in many ways i can agree... Read morePublished on Nov. 29 2003 by Michael Yerdon
I only heard a little bit of Emergency and I, but that little bit I heard didn't impress me very much. About a year later I was told that Change was very good. Read morePublished on Dec 18 2002 by Matt Nielsen
Whoa, what was i thinking when my brother asked me to listen to this album he owned. This album got big points off because i never seen this band on TRL. Read morePublished on Nov. 6 2002 by PunkRawkKing
I didn't become aware of the D-Plan until the summer of 1999 when the radio-friendly track "What Do You Want Me to Say" from the album "Emergency and I" showed up on my CMJ sample... Read morePublished on Feb. 14 2002 by Elicious
Everyone is talking about how the Dismemberment Plan is changing their style on this aptly-named album "Change." I have to disagree with that. Read morePublished on Feb. 2 2002 by S. Marth
This album might be seen as a "Change" for The Dismemberment Plan, but I see it more as a progression. They are moving on. Read morePublished on Jan. 30 2002 by Chemmie
Finding "change" on many different various best of 2001 lists, i decided to check it out, not being familiar with the DP at all (way too damn much music out there to hear... Read morePublished on Jan. 29 2002 by Mr. Mark
This is perhaps the most appropriately named album of the year as well. This is certainly not the Dismemberment Plan I was used to, and, therefor, I hated it the first few listens. Read morePublished on Jan. 15 2002
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One sunny day at Cannes, I sat at lunch with the British director Ken Russell, who had been well-served and was feeling relaxed. As far as he was concerned, he said, he was pleased home video had been invented, because now films could be watched on fast-forward, saving everyone's time. There was a quiet smile on Russell's face as he dozed off. "You're kidding!" I said. He awoke with a start. "Certainly not!" he said, and pushed back from the table.
I suppose it was only a matter of time until Russell's insight reached Jean-Luc Godard. The great director began with films that we would all agree fit the definition of "movie" and has relentlessly put more and more distance between himself and that form. With "Film Socialisme," made in his 79th year, the pioneer of the French New Wave has been swept out to sea.
This film is an affront. It is incoherent, maddening, deliberately opaque and heedless of the ways in which people watch movies. All of that is part of the Godardian method, I am aware, but I feel a bargain of some sort must be struck. We enter the cinema with open minds and goodwill, expecting Godard to engage us in at least a vaguely penetrable way. But in "Film Socialisme," he expects us to do all the heavy lifting.
When the film premiered at Cannes 2010, it was received with the usual bouquet of cheers, hoots and catcalls. Defenders of Godard wrote at length about his content and purpose, while many others frankly felt insulted. In the spirit of Ken Russell, Godard actually posted an online video that used fast-forward to show his entire film in about four minutes. That I concede showed wit. (You can see it here: http://bit.ly/lznp1u)
In the film, he shows us fragmented scenes on a cruise ship traveling the Mediterranean, and also shots which travel through human history, which for the film's purposes involve Egypt, Greece, Palestine, Odessa (notably its steps), Naples, Barcelona, Tunisia and other ports. Then we see fragments of a story involving two women (one a TV camera operator) and a family living at a roadside garage. A mule and a llama also live at the garage. There are shots of kittens, obscurely linked to the Egyptians, as well as parrots. The cruise ship is perhaps a metaphor for our human voyage through time. The garage is anybody's guess.
There is also much topical footage, both moving and still. Words are spoken, some of them bits of language from eminent authors. These words appear in uppercased subtitles and are mostly nouns. These subtitles, Godard explained, are what he calls "Navaho English." I guess he learned it from old Westerns.
His Navajo speakers touch on socialism, gambling, nationalism, Hitler, Stalin, art, Islam, women, Jews, Hollywood, Palestine, war and other large topics. It all seems terrifically political, but there is nothing in the film to offend the most devout Tea Party communicant, and I can't say what, if anything, the film has to say about socialism.
Godard has sent my mind scurrying between ancient history and modern television, via Marxism and Nazism, to ponder — well, what? In addition to standard digital video, Godard uses a state-of-the-art iteration of high-def video; some shots, especially aboard the cruise ship, are so beautiful and glossy, they could be an advertisement for something, perhaps a cruise ship. Other shots seem taken with cell phones, and there are bits and pieces from old movies.
The film closes with large block letters: NO COMMENT. I would have looked forward to attending Godard's press conference, but of course he didn't attend it. Once in Montreal, I sat next to him at a little dinner for film critics, at which he arranged his garden peas into geometric forms on his plate and told us, "Cinema is the train. It is not the station." Or perhaps my memory has tricked me, and he said, "Cinema is the station. It is not the train." Both are equally true. Or not.
Note: This review is based in part on my blog postings from Cannes 2010.
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