Walk the Line
Much noise has been made about Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s reputation, having been shot nine times, and so on… but that news comes at a time when it’s commonplace to imagine, if not actually see, rappers of his genre being so-called “tough” guys. By contrast, when Johnny Cash was arrested in El Paso, in 1965, singers were placed in a rather different light. At a time when post-war Christian conservatism held heavy influence over airplay in southern states, Cash was the exception that demolished the rule.
We return to Hogwarts where an ornate coach, powered by winged horses, descends from the sky, and a tall ship emerges from the water. Enter the Durmstrang Institute’s and Beauxbaton Academy’s finest, who have arrived to put forth their entrants for the coveted Triwizard Cup. The scene is staged perhaps as magnificently as the arrival of the …