Mohamad Eskandar’s recent song “Ded El Enf” and its associated video denounce male homosexuals and appear to encourage fathers to beat their gay sons. When Eskandar’s plans for a three-city Canadian tour became public, a Montreal human rights group began a protest campaign that eventually led Immigration Canada to deny the singer entry to the country.
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What’s The Funniest Film Ever Made? According To The Statistics, It’s Airplane!
“The movie starring Leslie Neilsen … came out top in research conducted by a panel of members of movie subscription service Lovefilm. They calculated the precise number of ‘laughs a minute’ for the top 10 comedies chosen by Lovefilm members.” Airplane! averages a laugh line every 20 seconds.
‘Cognitive Science Safaris’: Candid Camera As Psychology Experiment
“In one test, a man asked a passerby for directions. Then [researcher Tom] Stafford arranged for a full-size wooden door to be lugged between them. During that brief instant, the man seeking directions was replaced – by a very different looking, much shorter person.”
John Cleese Orders Strike On Iran In Ad For Israeli Nutella
“We’ve already established that John Cleese will do anything for money when it comes to shooting ads. … For example: the new Israeli commercial below, in which he plays a Western general who, at the behest of Israel, accidentally orders a military strike on a foe, presumably Iran.”
Where Big-City Actors Stay When They Perform Out-Of-Town
In the old Judy Garland movie Summer Stock, they got to share a farmhouse and a barn, but Actors’ Equity won’t allow such arrangements these days. Here’s a look at the accomodations that theaters and festivals provide, from stylish urban lofts to old Victorian houses to cabins in the woods.
How John Cage Helped Me Handle My Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Margaret Leng Tan, Cage collaborator and Diva of the Toy Piano: “Through Cage and his take on Zen philosophy, I have made a truce with my O.C.D. … When I am entangled in an idée fixe, one of Cage’s favorite Zen proverbs, ‘Taking a nap I pound the rice,’ offers a welcome antidote.”
Watching Anna Pavlova On YouTube
Yes, a few precious clips of the legendary ballerina have survived. Judith Mackrell brings us a 1925 “Dying Swan”, a segment from the 1916 film The Dumb Girl of Portici, a 1925 “Dionysus”, and a 1916 “Dragonfly”.
Turkish Town Requires Ramadan Drummers To Pass Exam
During the holy month, “Turks are roused before sunrise daily by an army of drummers noisily celebrating the arrival of the Sahur: the last meal for pious Muslims before they begin the daylight fast.” But authorities in the town of Isparta, “believing that standards for this 500-year-old tradition have been slipping,” have instituted a licensing test for the singing percussionists.
Portrait Of The Artist As A Walking Drug Experiment
“Cocaine. Cough syrup. Crystal meth. You name it, Bryan Saunders has probably swallowed or snorted it. Since March 30, 1995, Saunders has drawn at least one self-portrait each and every day” – many of them under the influence of one or another controlled substance.
Photographer Martine Franck, 74
The second wife of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Franck was a highly respected photojournalist in her own right and associated with Magnum Photos for 32 years.