In the beginning, there is gender.
That’s our genesis, the bedrock on which we build our selves and our lives.
That’s why when the gender of someone we love shifts, our selves, lives and world seem to heave and shudder.Most who experience the identity earthquake that is transsexual transition can’t wait for the world to stop shaking and for lives to once more seem structurally sound.
But in her new book of poetry, All Odd and Splendid, Hilda Raz, poet, professor, editor of the literary journal Prairie Schooner and mother of Aaron her son who was born her daughter lingers in the existential rubble of transition.
All Odd and Splendid is not about Aaron’s transition; it is about how life looks and feels when fundamental categories of being have come unmoored:Aaron remains he in the body of the poem, but as the He/She of the title suggests, that seemingly settled pronoun reflects an ongoing process of upheaval.
She refers to the speaker; He...
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But given what has been happening to the Republicansamong the youngest voters, their resulting electoralproblems could indeed endure for 20-30 years.
On November 4, the youngest cohort of voters, 18-29, gave Barack Obama a blow-out 66-32 win.
It was by far his biggest margin among any agegroup.
John McCain, by contrast, won only the over-65 set.
And since the 18-year-old vote was established in 1972 (on which as a college kid I went to Washington to lobbymy home-state senator, Majority Leader Mike Mansfield), this is the first time the youngest cohort of votershas comprised a larger share (18 percent) of the total electorate than the oldest group (16 percent).
This complete GOP wipeout among young voters has beenbrewing for some time, and the Republicans should haveseen it coming.
In 2000, Al Gore barely won the youngest voters 48-46.
Four years later, John Kerry, not exactly a kid himselfat 60, took the 18-to-29 set by a margin of 54-45 over George W.
Bush.
In...
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Does Macbeth relate to political life only, or personal life too?Shakespeare plays tend to be about everything at once.
Macbeth is - as the recent Stalinist production by Rupert Goold with Patrick Stewart brought out so strongly - an extremely political play.
It deals with ambition, with what it means to be a king, and with the politics of assuming a crown.is just as important as Macbeth the king: and if you think about it, most of the political relationships in the play are also personal ones:Macbeth is not simply a political play!
A theme in Macbeth that is applicable to both politics and every day life is unchecked ambition.
Macbeth’s out of control desire for power ends up consuming his life.
This same theory can be applied to people who want success but don’t want to work or wait for it.
In every day life there are people who will sacrifice their integrity, or break the law to get a jump on acquiring a level of power or money that they must have...
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12:23pm Thursday 27th November 2008
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE’S top child protection boss today slammed “totally wrong” attacks on social workers over the Baby P scandal.
Buckinghamshire County Council leader David Shakespeare said child social workers were “vitally important” and did not deserve widespread deionisation.
He spoke after Liberal Democrat councillor Julia Wassell urged this morning’s full meeting of the council to publicly support social workers, which are managed by the authority.
There has been a widespread outpouring of anger towards Haringey Council in London over its involvement with a family that lived with Baby P.
Baby P died in August 2007 despite 60 visits from authorities over eight months.
His mother, her boyfriend and their lodger, Jason Owen, 36, were convicted of causing or allowing the toddler’s death and will be sentenced next month.
Cllr Wassell urged...
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by Andrea Ervin
The temple is found inside an unassuming building in Chandler, Ariz., with only the simple sign haktivedanta Cultural Center, ISKCON Phoenix” outside. ISKCON stands for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. It was established in 1996 by co-founder Dasarath Pandit, an American who became a disciple in 1971 after attending a lecture in Baltimore. He said most people go through life concerned about what makes their bodies happy, but forget about their souls. Hare Krishna teach ow to live as a spiritual soul,?he said.
Dr. Misra said Krishna is one of ten avatars (Vishnu...
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s star, Sean Penn s sitting in the Bowery Hotel lobby, popping cocktail nuts with unnerving frequency.
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Sococulture: For information about cultural events throughout South King County, visit www.sococulture.org.
21st annual Bizarre Bazaar: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 22; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 23. Features crafts, collectibles and antiques. 1107 11th St. N.E., Auburn. 253-833-8608 or 253-333-9911.
Morford Family Carousel: Fridays-Mondays, Nov. 28-Dec. 29. Classic 1940s Venetian-style carousel open for the holidays. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Fridays; noon-9 p.m. Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays; 4-8 p.m. Mondays. Closed Dec. 25. Cost: $1 donation. Town Square Plaza, corner of Second Avenue and Harrison Street, Kent. 253-395-1240, ext. 100.
Victorian Farmhouse Christmas at Neely Mansion: 1 and 3 p.m. Dec. 6. Features decorated rooms, heirloom displays, sweet and savory buffet table...
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The stars of Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia addressed the media ahead of the world premiere in Sydney.
Behind the scenes with Baz Luhrmann during filming in Bowen.
, step into the爌ublicity spotlight.
It’s possible the church fellowship at St James Anglican,Turramurra, enjoyed a record attendance of dreamy-eyed girls in theearly to mid-1980s. They were the years when one of fellowship’sprincipal attractions, second only to the Bible study, had to be ateenager called Hugh Jackman, a youth blessed with a trustworthybrand of school-captain looks, a golden temperament, and thevulnerable aura of a boy in need of mothering because his ownmother had run away from home.
Jackman denies having been a teenage heart-throb - perhapsmodesty doesn’t permit - but he is frank about having been adedicated Christian. In fact, it was while watching a preacherperform...
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A hip-hop class for boys and girls will be held Tuesdays, Nov. 18 to Dec. 23, 5-6 p.m., at the Senior Center, 5 Broad St. Cost: $20. These classes are for children age 6 to 12, of all skill levels.
Hip-hop for kids introduces boys and girls to jazz and hip-hop dance styles in an exciting, laid-back environment. The program was designed for children who love to dance and want to express themselves. Instructor is Meghan Murtagh.
To register online, visit www.salem.com. Contact Eileen Dunn at 978-744-0180, ext. 20 or edunn@salem.com with questions.
The House of the Seven Gables will host an event with John Hardy Wright, author of “Hawthorne’s Haunts in New England,” Wednesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., at 115 Derby St. This event is part of Destination Salem’s Arts & Antiques Month. Admission is free to members, $5 general public. Event includes a lecture, book signing and exhibit of the author’s Hawthorne artifacts.
For information...
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is gone (or at least he will be soon). Let the healing begin.
in nature. As the Web’s first portal (founded way back in 1994), the company owned search before the rise of Google, but then, like so many other companies in so many other industries, it failed to act as its chief rival grabbed market share.
Still, a CEO doesn’t make a company, and Yahoo! is not a one-trick pony. Yes, it’s true that the company is now worth a fraction of what it was when Jerry Yang officially took over as CEO in 2007. Much of that value was lost after Microsoft made its first failed takeover bid in May 2008, offering $33 a share ($44.6 billion!). Now the company’s stock is worth around $10. But this doesn’t take into account the enormous audience Yahoo! reaches, and I don’t think it accurately measures the intrinsic value of the company.
because of significant shareholder pressure. They were probably right. Yang is no...
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