4A / ENTERTAINMENT / TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Everyone around you gets pulled together into a unit. Permit no distractions if you want to complete the task early. Acknowledge the team.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
you're tempted to spread yourself too thin. Conserve energy and keep the big picture in mind, to get anything done. Accept what you get.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Mentally you're completely ready for a new angle. Emotionally, you need to wait until later in the day to figure out the best direction.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Get together with an associate to consider the big picture. Remaining mired in details stops the action. Move forward with imagination and optimism.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a 7
You and a partner identify key opportunities that carry you forward in business or pleasure (or both). Don't lose sight of values as you try something new.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
In order to break free from the norm, every team member has to pull together early today. Around noon everyone can go their own direction.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Early in the day, you're confused about the best direction to take. Later you see why it was unclear, and you push forward with gusto.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Resist independent action until you have consulted with others. Someone throws a monkey wrench in the works, if you're not careful.
Someone in your household presents a problem that you must take care of immediately. Applying cash to the situation helps greatly. Remain objective.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
CAPIRCORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Tbday is a 6"
You want control now,but demanding it gets you no where.The more cheerfully you express your independence, the more likely you are to get your way.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
You're almost finished with an independent project that tickles your fancy. Soon others will inject their opinions. So be prepared for changes.
PISCES (Feb.19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8 Eliminate all possible distractions, as you use what may be your last opportunity to complete your work. Let others handle their problems.
Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
3 4 6 2
7 8 1
5 9 1
1 6 8
7 5 4 6
5
9 1 2 4
2 6 4
4
Difficulty Level ★★★
Answer to previous puzzle
9 3 4 8 2 1 7 6 5
2 5 1 6 3 7 9 8 4
8 7 6 5 9 4 1 2 3
4 9 7 2 5 3 6 1 8
3 8 2 1 4 6 5 7 9
6 1 5 7 8 9 3 4 2
1 4 9 3 7 8 2 5 6
7 2 3 4 6 5 8 9 1
5 6 8 9 1 2 4 3 7
Difficulty Level!
LITTLE SCOTTIE
COOL THING
ACROSS
1 Small plateau
5 Jewel
8 Bivouac steed
13 Fish eggs
14 Operatic solo
15 Traps
16 Big business
18 Brings about
20 Eyelid troubles
21 Carpet
22 Skinny fish
23 Digging tool
26 Alpha-betized, maybe
30 Tease
"—Miniver"
32 Churchill gesture
33 Gary's home
36 Young Scot
38 Sgt., for instance
39 Family
40 Estate owner
43 Not alfresco
47 New member
49 "American —"
50 Scratches (out)
51 Affliction
52 PBS science show
53 Morse code symbol
54 Surprise cries
55 Deuce topper
DOWN
1 Christmas trio
2 Ms. Brockovich
Solution time: 21 mins.
SPUUD GEE SLOB
ERSE ATL TAPA
WEEP TAKEEAWAY
SPRUCES SWIRLS
TOPT ERE
TAKEEHOLD SNAP
OVA OSIER CPA
YENS TAKEHEEED
KAT DANA
ARABIA GOPHER
TAKEOVER PERE
AVЕР IRA ERIN
DIES DAM NEED
3 Beach stuff
4 Ridiculous
5 "Peer Gynt" composer
6 Long periods
7 Club —
8 A man's home?
9 Bohemian
10 Muck and —
11 Picks up the check
17 Second-hand
19 Prompt
22 Type measures
23 Tackle moguls
24 ATM ID number
25 Toss in
26 Retirement plan acronym
27 Roman 16
28 Always, in verse
29 Lair
31 6 on a phone
34 Flood
35 Flexible, electrically
36 Amount offered
37 Consecrate with oil
39 The bee's —
40 Told a whopper
41 "Diana" singer Paul
42 Mid-month date
43 Architect — Ming Pei
44 Smell
45 Bush adviser Karl
46 Do in
48 Pair
Yesterday's answer 8-24
8-24 CRYPTOQUIP
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: Z equals B
All puzzles © King Features
MOVIES
Spike Lee joint explores Katrina's lasting effects
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Spike Lee's return to New Orleans for the follow-up of his sprawling post-Hurricane Katrina documentary "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" is just as big and anything but easy.
In his Emmy Award-winning 2006 project, the producer-director vividly depicted the horrific tragedy and devastation of the hurricane, including numerous scenes of death, loss, economic
upheaval and turmoil that plagued the residents of New Orleans. The four-hour, two-part HBO documentary also focused on the determination of residents to stay in their beloved city and restore it to its former glory.
With "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise," the sequel to "When the Levees Broke," Lee undertakes an exhaustive examination of the social, political and economic complexities that continue to cloud recovery efforts in New Orleans. But the new documentary takes on a ripped-from-the-headlines urgency as it pointedly tackles the BP oil spill that has further complicated life on the Gulf Coast.
"If God Is Willing" has an extensive scope, bookended by the 2010 Super Bowl victory of the New Orleans Saints and the BP spill. More than 300 interviews include low-income residents, politicians and celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. One of the most powerful montages shows the leak
spewing what is estimated to be up to more than 60,000 gallons of oil per day.
Yet the huge canvas that Lee has created with these two documentaries cannot contain
vENDELL PIERCE Star of "Treme"
"It allowed us to purge our souls for what is the most cathartic moment of our lives."
all the vast complexities of the still-unfolding Katrina saga.
"Even when we finished the first part with 'Levees', we knew we were not done and we would have to return," Lee said recently. "And even with this, even with eight hours, it's not finished. There is too much stuff that keeps happening day to day."
In the last few weeks, he was still filming and adding footage.
And though he approaches much of the subject matter like a journalist, gathering information from a variety of perspectives, he is far from being a detached observer. Lee makes no secret of the anger over the response
Lee had already wrapped up the new documentary and had a vision for its structure when the BP oil rig off the coast of Louisiana erupted April 20. He was planning to end the project with the jubilation over the Super Bowl win.
Said Lee: "We had to rethink everything. We had to deal with the biggest oil disaster of the world. And the fact that they didn't want to speak about it made it even a bigger story."
to Hurricane Katrina that has distinguished his documentaries. One key point in "When the Levees Broke" is that disaster might have been prevented if the levees made
Private industry as well as local, state and federal governments all come in for criticism. One of the obvious villains of the documentary is former BP CEO Tony Hayward, who sparked an uproar with his insensitive public image and his infamous "I'd like my life back" comment. Lee requested interviews with several figures, including BP officials and President Obama, but was turned down.
to protect the city had not been so poorly designed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
"It's about justice, it's about right and wrong," he said. "I love this country, and these people are just screwing it up over greed. It's a disgrace. What we stress is that 11 people died on that oil rig over a company's decision to cut corners."
Ironically, one of the biggest targets of "When the Levees Broke" — former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — is one of the first figures featured in the new documentary. In "Levees," Lee spotlighted reports of Rice shopping for shoes in New York and attending a Broadway show while Katrina raged and residents were be swept out of their homes.
In "If God Is Willing," Rice is shown displaying her support for the Saints and declaring that New Orleans had returned to prominence.
Lee said Rice, who was not interviewed for the original documentary, was cooperative when he approached her at the Super Bowl, and he did not confront her about her earlier actions.
"It was not the place to do that kind of interview," he said. When asked if he was sure Rice saw his earlier film, Lee said with a smile, "Yeah, she saw it."
Wendell Pierce, one of the stars of HBO's "Treme," a series set in post-Katrina New Orleans, called the Lee documentaries important historical records that need to be seen by all Americans.
"It is showing people telling their real stories instead of some kind of revisionist history," he said. "There are many who would like to sweep all of this under the rug and deny what really happened. For the people of New Orleans, this was important because it allowed us to purge our souls for what is the most cathartic moment of our lives."