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Depictions of violence in theater: Revelation, not nihilism
In one of the most infamous scenes in modern drama, a group of young men in a London park stone a baby to death in its carriage. What begins as roughhousing escalates to all-out sadism until a rock is thrown at point blank range, ending the child's...
Tags: Entertainment, Jane Austen, Arts and Culture, United Kingdom, William Friedkin
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'Minsk, 2011' finds sexual heat in totalitarian chill
In these free, privileged United States, the phrase "Sex in the City" conjures up a premium-cable experience of hot nights, cool fashion, heavy appetizers and relationship angst so light it might fly away on the West Village breeze. But whither real sex...
Tags: Nelson Algren, Belarus, Arts and Culture, Alexander Lukashenko, West Village
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Belarus Free Theatre explores oppression through the prism of sex
Tribune NewspapersThe sex lives of modern cities — Berlin in the 1920s, New York or San Francisco in the 1970s — tend to be characterized in terms of underground cabarets and over-the-top discos, of fast times fueled by carefree hedonism. But the sex life...Tags: New York City, Hillary Clinton, Arts and Culture, Kevin Spacey, Feminism
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Belarus Free Theatre ... and a show in an apartment
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre announced Sunday night the shows it will present in the first half of 2013, as part of its World Stages series of global work, much presented in partnership with the British booker and producer Richard Jordan Productions. The...Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), Belarus, New York City, Arts and Culture, Milan (Italy)
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Belarus leader denied entry to Britain for Olympics or otherwise
World NowBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko, viewed by many as Europe's last dictator, will not attend the London games after being denied a British visa, officials said Wednesday.... -
Belarus fires generals after teddy bears drop from the sky
World NowTwo generals were sacked and two people were arrested after an air bombardment that has left the president of Belarus fuming over how its borders could be so easily overrun -- by teddy bears. Hundreds of the toys descended on Belarus last month, dropped... -
Belarus pushes Sweden to close its embassy in Minsk
World NowBelarus is pushing Sweden to shutter its embassy in Minsk by the end of the month, the latest in a string of diplomatic salvos between the two countries.... -
Topless women's group claims Belarus police abuse
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — A Ukrainian organization of topless female activists says three of its members were abducted by Belarusian security officers, beaten, humiliated and left naked in a forest. The group, called Femen, has become widely known in...Tags: Belarus, Abusive Behavior, Alexander Lukashenko
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3 with ties to Red Wings die in Russian jet crash
TUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) — A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team.
Both Russia and the...Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Government, St. Louis Blues, Television, Riots
Feb 15, 2013
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Jan 31, 2013
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Jan 28, 2013
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Nov 18, 2012
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Jul 25, 2012
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Dec 20, 2011
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Sep 7, 2011
|Story| Petoskey News
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