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ACROSS
1 Android
downloads
5 Array around a
surge protector
10 Words after deal
or count
14 Bridges of
Hollywood
15 Part of a sports
complex
16 Enveloping glow
17 “NBA Friday”
channel
18 Peachy
19 Dental exam
image
20 Inquiry meant to
entrap
23 Right-angled
shape
24 Per __: daily
25 Freebies with a
bowl of soup
30 Mud __: type of
wasp
34 Sharp-eyed flier
35 Nonfluctuating
method of doing
things
37 Org. supporting
flossing
38 Freelancer’s
encl.
39 QB scores
40 Impressionist
once labeled
“The Man of a
Thousand
Voices”
45 Pedometer unit
46 “Already?”
47 First-stringers
49 Honorary legal
degs.
51 Ipanema’s city
52 Wealthy, and a
hint to the first
word of 20-, 35-
and 40-Across
59 Pop music’s
“hottest spot
north of
Havana”
60 Shut down
61 Three, in
Germany
62 Baking chamber
63 Makes docile
64 Folklore brute
65 Remain up in the
air
66 Sport with clay
disks
67 Can’t live without
DOWN
1 Brother of Cain
2 Cuban currency
3 Respected Smurf
4 Basking locale on
a cruise ship
5 Walks like a duck
6 Baghdad’s country
7 Eye care solution
brand
8 Pulled the plug on
9 Ties the knot
10 Largest amount
11 Money in Malta
12 Mideast nation in
a 2015 nuclear
deal
13 Vote against
21 Lodge logo
animal
22 Hazmat suit
hazard
25 Seals in the
juices of
26 Traffic report
source
27 Spy plane
acronym
28 Sit for a bit
29 ERA and RBI, e.g.
31 Montana city
32 Tribal leader
33 Talks hoarsely
36 Stetson hat
material
41 The Netherlands,
informally
42 Lounge around
43 Formally
accuses of, with
“for”
44 Heart-to-heart
45 Used to change
a ceiling light
bulb, as a chair
48 Relieved (of)
50 Move on tiptoe,
say
52 Wander
53 Take the lid off
54 It usually has a
set of rules
55 “That makes
sense”
56 Hard-to-resist
feeling
57 Actor Richard
58 Moved
quickly,
old-style
59 Squad car driver
By Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke
©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
02/19/18
02/19/18
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
RELEASE DATE– Monday, February 19, 2018
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
FILM REVIEW
While Ryan Coogler’s “Black
Panther” lies in the cinematic
universe of the Avengers, it is a
film self-contained by its own
breathtaking
world-building.
Following the death of King
T’Chaka (John Kani, “Captain
America: Civil War”) in “Captain
America:
Civil
War,”
Prince
T’Challa
(Chadwick
Boseman,
“Marshall”)
returns
home
to
Wakanda to assume the throne and
the responsibilities that come with
it. With his return to Wakanda,
T’Challa reveals a nation only
hinted at in “Civil War.” With an
ensemble cast of incredibly strong,
compelling
and
fully-fleshed
out characters, “Black Panther”
showcases the vitality of leading
actors of color and delivers a long-
overdue demonstration of diversity
in major blockbuster franchises.
Nestled in the sweeping plains
of West Africa, Wakanda is an awe-
inspiring civilization of stunning
technological advancements and
incredibly vibrant culture. The city
sits atop a geological treasure trove
of vibranium, the strongest and
most valuable element in the MCU.
The metal is woven into their
clothes, powers their tech and is
infused in their medicine. The
inextricable cultural and scientific
importance of vibranium to the
nation of Wakanda justifies their
isolation; to the rest of the world,
Wakanda is a third-world pastoral
country. To protect their way of
life, the Wakandans have hidden
themselves and their achievements
behind a force field, choosing to
remain the world’s most advanced
society in secret. But with isolation
comes complications, that the film
works to expertly address and
explore.
The fabric of Wakanda is
teeming with bright, colorful
vibrancy. The costume, hair and
makeup design in “Black Panther”
is
almost
overwhelmingly
gorgeous — members of each of
Wakanda’s five tribes are decorated
in dazzling costumes that speak to
the inventiveness and inspirations
of the designers, who worked to
pay homage to the aesthetics of
African tribes in every thread.
The headdresses, hair design and
face makeup demonstrate the
incredible attention to detail and
precision made by the designers.
Wakanda comes alive through the
costumes, and there is a genuine
sense of rich culture that pulses
with every beat of the film. Even
the graphic design of the title cards
emphasizes the inspirations of
African heritage in the film.
Mythology also plays an integral
role in “Black Panther.” Ritual and
ceremony are a vital part of the
coronation process; after asserting
his right to the throne, T’Challa
drinks an infusion made from
herbs grown with vibranium and
enters a mystical spirit realm,
where he communicates with his
father. The Black Panther suit also
acts as a ceremonial right handed
down through generations, giving
power to each King throughout
time. The way in which the film
weaves the mythology of Wakanda
and the spirituality of its people
with
political
and
scientific
elements speaks again to the
film’s incredible incorporation of
African culture, and sets it apart
as a superhero film with its own
distinct sense of self.
Chadwick
Boseman
as
T’Challah, along with Daniel
Kaluuya (“Get Out”) as his best
friend
W’Kabi
and
Winston
Duke
(“Person
of
Interest”)
as the outlying chief M’Baku,
deliver compelling and magnetic
performances that demonstrate
the strength and regality of men
willing to fight for their country.
But even more compelling are the
women of this film, who capture
each frame with a commanding
and almost tangible sense of
presence. Danai Gurira (“The
Walking Dead”) plays Okoye, the
General of the Wakandan army —
a woman who is both physically
powerful and strong in her sense
of purpose and loyalty. Lupita
Nyong’o (“Queen of Katwe”) is
mesmerizing as a strong-willed
and
compassionate
Wakandan
warrior,
and
Angela
Bassett
With ‘Black Panther,’ MCU
gets a needed burst of life
SYDNEY COHEN
Daily Arts Writer
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
“Black Panther”
Walt Disney
Studios
Rave, Quality 16,
State Theater
On Dec. 28, 1998, the Japanese
dream pop group Fishmans
performed for the last time at
Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo. For a
little longer than two hours, the
band played their biggest hits
throughout their discography, as
well as the entirety of their album
Long Season. The performance
is a stunning example of a
band’s final goodbye, with every
last second filled to the brim
with rich detail and stunning
performances.
I discovered 98.12.28 through
the classic music lover’s past-
time
of
perusing
through
internet boards such as Rate
Your Music. I usually greet
albums like 98.12.28 — rather
rare, foreign works with an
unusually high level of acclaim
on such internet boards — with
skepticism. Quite often, such
albums offer little uniqueness
beyond a sense of mystery and
allure.
98.12.28, on the other hand,
is one of the most profoundly
affecting live albums — scratch
that, just albums — I have ever
heard. It remains one of the few
examples of a work that truly
took me on an odyssey. Lead
singer Shinji Sato has a uniquely
androgynous voice that may be
somewhat of an acquired taste,
but on 98.12.28, he manages
to extract every ounce of raw
power and passion he can muster
for the entire two-hour duration.
The album’s brilliance also lies
in traversing such a wide variety
of emotions. As someone who
cannot understand the lyrics, the
album nonetheless has the same
effect as any great symphony or
opera of being able to transmit
feeling
simply
through
the
transitions
and
development
of the music. The background
chords of the album’s opener
“Oh! Slime” are reminiscent
of
instrumentals
on
The
Avalanche’s “Since I Left You,”
carrying a pure, innocent sense
of joy and uplift. As “Since I Left
You” features a sunny sample of
dialogue from the movie “Club-
Med” (“Have a drink have a good
time now, welcome to paradise”),
Sato starts the concert with a
simple “Are you feel good?” Yet
Fishmans is equally capable of
exploring feelings of melancholy
and loss.
Fishmans uses typical dream
pop tropes such as heavily
washed
out
guitars
and
a
slow, almost sloppy manner of
playing, but it shines due to the
small details and interludes
interspersed
throughout
the
album. Moments such as the
short violin interlude in “Oh!
Slime” and a chorus of bells
in “Long Season” add new
dimensions to the music not
present in the studio recordings.
These short moments are where
the band truly feels as if they
are transcending the confines of
their stage.
Sato’s constant banter with
the audience, although obviously
unintelligible to non-Japanese
speakers, makes the album feel
truly organic. This point is what
made me realize why I enjoyed
98.12.28 so much more than
the band’s studio albums. It is
the rare live album that starkly
exceeds the impact of the group’s
studio albums precisely because
one gets the sense that the artists
are pouring everything into the
performance. The instrumentals
aren’t
perfect,
Sato’s
voice
wavers and strains, but none of
it matters because it all feels so
real.w
Overall, 98.12.28 is a triumph.
There is really just no other way
to describe it. It is a masterful
display of skill, ingenuity and
passion, and to fully dissect its
brilliance is nearly impossible.
Shinji Sato died tragically of
heart disease just three months
after the performance, unable
to see the monumental impact
of his magnum opus on people
around the world. But he can rest
assured that few people have
said goodbye in such a brilliant
way.
‘98.12.28’ is peak
Japanese pop
DAILY WORLD MUSIC COLUMN
(“American
Horror
Story”)
radiates regality and grace as
the Queen Mother. T’Challa’s
kid sister Shuri, played by Letitia
Wright
(“Black
Mirror”),
is
single-handedly responsible for
the entire technological operation
of Wakanda, an amazing feat of
feminist power that proves that
women can do incredible things
when given the space to.
In classic Marvel fashion,
“Black Panther” steps away
from the traditional hero-villain
binary, instead choosing to tackle
more complex and weighted
themes. Soon after becoming
king, T’Challa is confronted
by his past when his cousin, an
American
mercenary
soldier
born to King T’Chaka’s brother,
returns to his native home of
Wakanda to assert his blood right
to the throne. This antagonist,
Erik Killmonger (Michael B.
Jordan, “Creed”), addresses the
problematic aspects of Wakanda
as a hidden but powerful nation.
People of color around the world
experience injustice, brutality
and oppression, and Wakanda
has the power to liberate them.
Killmonger works to complicate
the
Atlantean
fantasy
of
Wakanda by arguing for its active
presence in global politics, and its
responsibility to weaponize and
liberate Black people everywhere.
“Black
Panther”
reinforces
Marvel’s brilliance as a franchise
by showing an active infusion of
real-world issues in a fantastical
space. Killmonger advances the
notion of a Black power fantasy
by imagining a world where
people of color upend the social
hierarchy, while complicating
the issue with his emphasis on
bloodlust and violence.
“Black
Panther”
is
a
revolutionary,
important
and
dynamic film that showcases
a diverse ensemble cast of
powerful Black actors and builds
a world where African people
have the technology and agency
to determine world order. The
movie balances an upbeat, playful
tone with one that seriously
examines the plight of oppressed
people, focusing in on the Black
experience in America. It is a
breathtaking film that sings with
vibrancy in every stroke, melding
art forms and influences to
create a world unlike anything
seen before. It stands as one of
Marvel’s strongest hero films,
and one of the most inventive
and thought-provoking pieces of
cinema to ever be put on screen.
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK REVIEW
Vivienne Hu A/W
blends romance
and practicality
Vivienne Hu is a former
investment banker. Her latest
collection
is
tailor-made
for the feminine millennial
businesswoman. The clothes
are both classic and decadent.
The accessories are versatile.
Every look is downright smart.
The
New
York-based
designer looked to her Chinese
heritage
for
her
Autumn/
Winter 2018 show, presented
at Spring Studios during New
York Fashion Week. According
to the brand’s public relations
team, Vivienne Hu’s design
team drew inspiration from
the historic Mogao Caves of
Gansu,
whose
decorations
combine Central Asian, Indian
and Chinese motifs. The caves’
influence
appeared
in
the
collection’s jewel-toned satins,
textured tweeds and delicate
floral prints.
In a strategic marketing
maneuver,
Hu’s
dreamy
tribute to her ancestry was
juxtaposed against an array
of
modern
details.
Nearly
every look included a faux
fur stole or purse in a cheeky,
eye-catching
hue.
Though
presented in lesser quantities,
mock-reptilian
fanny
packs
and monogrammed knits are
sure to become best sellers.
The icing on the contemporary
cake was the unveiling of a line
of high-tech sneakers designed
in collaboration with Chinese
software developer Tencent
Co.
All things considered, it’s
no surprise that the crowd at
Vivienne Hu was remarkably
youthful. For once, I didn’t
feel like the baby in the room
(perhaps because there was an
actual toddler in attendance).
Rather, I was a poster child
for the collection’s market:
A
career-oriented,
socially-
conscious young woman who
would still love to wear a frilly
dress every once in awhile.
I don’t know the first thing
about banking, but I do know
Vivienne Hu was right to leave
finance for fashion.
TESS GARCIA
Daily Style Editor
SAYAN GHOSH
Daily World Music Columnist