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Rothe-Kushel '03 lets L.A.'s homeless tell their stories

By Peter Jenks | November 20, 2002

Like well-cooked meals and skyscrapers, good documentaries take on a life beyond their outward function: sometimes you just set out to tell a story and end up creating art. Jethro Rothe-Kushel '03's film, "Pharaoh's Streets," a film about homelessness in Los Angeles which takes place during the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 2000, began as a narrative but became a creative act. As soon as one looks past the simple description of the film as a documentary, it becomes art in the deepest sense; that is, it is an expression of humanity through media. At a screening of his film last night as part of Dartmouth's observance of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Rothe-Kushel noted that his picture "does a poor job of being an activist film." But it is just that lack of motive that makes the film so powerful. The film was made during the summer after Rothe-Kushel's freshman year through a recearch grant from the College.

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Mainstage features memorable acting, absurdist plot

By Jessica Spradling | November 18, 2002

A lost girl, a giant pair of legs and a ridiculous heiress open the action of this term's absurdist mainstage play, "Time Remembered," which began pleasing audiences last Thursday night in Moore Theater. The lush scenery and passionate acting make Jean Anouilh's play about love's longevity a fun and thought-provoking experience. "Time Remembered" tells the strange story of Prince Albert, who has been inconsolable for years since his love of three days died in an unfortunate accident.

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Vedder lacks that visceral edge on new Pearl Jam LP

By Lindsay Barnes | November 14, 2002

With Nirvana's lost single "You Know You're Right" getting massive airplay and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell collaborating with the former members of Rage Against The Machine in Audioslave, rock listeners seem nostalgic for the early '90s and the Seattle grunge scene.

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Badly Drawn Boy sketches a beautiful new album

By Carl Burnett | November 7, 2002

What gives Badly Drawn Boy the right to sing lyrics like, "The keys to your heart open the door to the world" with a straight face? Maybe it's the way he immediately follows it up with a nice twist: "You've got to give me two days, and woman, I'll make you a girl." The supreme gift of Badly Drawn Boy, a.k.a.

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