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5Pointz receives final sprays of paint, leaves legacy behindEarly on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the graffiti mecca in Queens, N.Y., 5Pointz, is painted over in white paint to cover the graffiti. Artists leave notes on the empty walls that were once a canvas for spray-painted images.

Hunger Banquet raises awareness

Town Hall addresses financial aid, GNU, NYU-Poly

Chris Lilley discusses revival of fan-favorite character

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Willardt debuts new exhibitKenneth Willardt fights against body image tropes with “Size Does Matter.”

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By MARIYA KARCELOVA

As students filtered into the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at the Kimmel Center for University Life on Tuesday, Nov. 19, each re-ceived a single strip of paper that would dictate their fate for the night — the paper assigned each guest an occupation, a country, a name and a socioeconomic class. Oxfam organizers directed them to a table and issued a ration of food based on the person’s status indicated on the paper.

The social experiment was a part of NYU’s Oxfam America chapter effort to promote awareness of so-cial inequality and the struggles of poverty called The Hunger Banquet.

LS sophomore and Oxfam sec-retary Lila Carpenter began the banquet by reading off names of people whose life experiences — losing or gaining a job — resulted in a change of their social class. The wealthy table was dismissed to help themselves to food first, followed by the rest of the social classes in descending wealth. The wealthy class also received the largest amount of food, while those in poverty received the least.

Carpenter said the event was important in raising awareness on campus.

“An NYU student is supposed to be a ‘global citizen’ and in order to be so, you must really be aware of global issues and the state of your fellow global citizens

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By AFEEFA TARIQ

The second Town Hall of the se-mester with NYU President John Sexton took place in the Kimmel Center for University Life on Nov. 19. Students had the opportunity to ask the university’s president questions and voice concerns.

The format of the Town Hall differed from previous meetings. Student were allowed to speak up if they had questions, unlike the previous structure when ques-tions were chosen from a fish-bowl. Student Senators’ Council chair and CAS senior Mariam Eh-rari said the fishbowl system had to be altered.

“I’ve just realized that some-times you don’t get the hot, pressing issues of the day because there is a fishbowl system,” Eh-rari said. “So I thought, ‘Why not just open up the forum like any Town Hall and allow people to come up and speak their mind.’”

In response to a question about fi-nancial aid at NYU, Sexton empha-sized the importance of statistics.

“Twelve years ago, we met 30 percent of our students’ demon-strated need,” Sexton said. “To-day, we’re meeting 57 percent.”

Second-year Steinhardt gradu-ate student Loris Jones-Ran-dolph asked Sexton when uni-versity-wide scholarships would

By JEREMY GROSSMAN

“I like weird shows,” Chris Lilley said. “I like things to be a bit unusual.”

There’s no one else in the entertainment world quite like Lilley — certainly not on American television. Perhaps that’s why the Australian co-median has garnered millions of fans across geographic bor-ders ever since his show “Sum-

mer Heights High” aired on HBO in 2008.

Lilley’s talent lies in his abil-ity to play a variety of char-acters ranging in gender, age, race and nationality, and he plays them all with a sincere level of humor and profun-dity. Only Lilley could play an old woman suffering from Al-zheimer’s and not be incred-ibly offensive — but rather, give one of the most genuine,

touching performances por-trayed on television.

In an exclusive interview with WSN, Lilley discussed his series “Ja’mie: Private School Girl,” which premieres on HBO Sunday, Nov. 24. In “Ja’mie,” Lilley revives rich, racist, spoiled, bratty Ja’mie King — one of his most popu-lar characters — and follows her through her last year of private school.

“Maybe I just watch too many reality TV shows. I hon-estly don’t know where I get the inspiration for her,” Lilley said. “I’m always conscious of youth culture stuff … I have a lot of teen girl fans, so I’m probably always aware of their language and the way they communicate.”

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NFL must improve cultureWith Jonathan Martin’s exit, the NFL must monitor players’ emotional health.

Students eat on stage during a simulation of class inequality.

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KATHLEEN HANNA BY JAKE FOLSOM

This weekend saw the first New York screening of “The Punk Singer,” a documentary about the life of punk musician Kathleen Hanna. The excitement might make you eager to revisit the Le Ti-gre and Bikini Kill catalogs, and to spin Hanna’s seminal work, the LP “Julie Ruin.” Despite a struggle with Lyme disease — documen-ted in “The Punk Singer” — and subsequent hiatus from music,

her new band, The Julie Ruin, was formed in 2010. Now Hanna is a “Hot Topic” once again. Long live riot girl.

‘MAGRITTE: THE MYSTERY OF THE ORDINARY, 1926-1938’ AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

BY ALEX GREENBERGERTo most people, the name René Magritte means less than the

name Salvador Dalí — the MoMA’s latest exhibition of the Belgian surrealist’s work is a testament to how sad that statement can

be. Magritte’s paintings, which are replete with visual puns and wacky Freudian symbols, have always been loved by art histori-

ans. But now, with the MoMA’s exhibition, visitors who are not as enthused by art may finally understand why that pipe really

isn’t a pipe.

‘ALL ABOUT EVE’ BY JEREMY GROSSMAN

Lady Gaga’s new album, “ARTPOP,” is an ode to celebrity and the fame-obsessed world in which Gaga lives — where critics are foam-ing at the mouths to call her a has-been. It seems likely that Gaga may have found inspiration in the classic 1950 film and Academy Award winner for Best Picture, “All About Eve.” Bette Davis stars as Margo Channing, a theater star who finds her fame slipping away when a younger, flashier girl begins stealing Channing’s thunder.

What’s most fascinating about “All About Eve” is how little has changed from the film’s era to today.

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Poking fun at our culture’s obsession with nonsensical trends, such as couponing and the cronut craze, “2 Broke Girls” makes us realize how ridiculous the world can be.

Step into the shoes of Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs), whose self-referential jokes and critiques of society bring comedic relief to their broke lifestyle — while simul-taneously providing ideas about saving money. Join these

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Homeless complain about sprinklers used at Strand Book Store

By ANN SCHMIDT

Some homeless New York-ers said the Strand Bookstore on Broadway is allegedly us-ing the sprinkler system un-der its awning to prevent the city’s homeless from sleep-ing in front of the store.

Jason Williams, a 35-year-old homeless man, said he was under the awning when the sprinklers turned on.

“They just do it to us to get rid of us,” Williams said. “And it’s not like they sat out there and told people ‘we’re doing this, we don’t want you sleeping here.’ They just went and, unbeknownst to everybody, decided … to clean us off, so to speak.”

Williams said Strand put up signs warning people of the sprinklers at some point, but they were removed.

“When they put [the signs] up, we stayed away,” Williams said.

Strand, which has oper-ated out of its space at 828 Broadway since 1957, de-clined to comment on the purpose of the sprinklers.

Marcus Moore, a member of the homeless advocacy organization Picture the Homeless, said the sprin-klers are an inhumane way to deal with homeless in-dividuals and that Strand owes them an apology.

“A lot of those people who camp out there, they have the right to continue to be there,” Moore said. “They keep those buildings and establishments very clean, and when they go to sleep, that’s where they sleep and feel safe. They’re not animals. They are home-less New Yorkers.”

LS sophomore Nicolas Guti-errez, who shops at Strand, said he overheard people

talking about the situation while he was on the subway.

“It seemed like a rather brutish way of clearing people out in the morn-ing,” he said.

Williams said he also thinks the sprinkler treat-ment is inhumane.

“I’m still a person regard-less of my station in life,” Williams said. “So to be abused by them just be-cause they see me as less, I think it’s horrendous.”

Moore said he is concerned with health issues that arise from the sprinkler system.

“They’re endangering the people’s health,” he said. “They already have to sleep out in the cold.”

Donny Woods, a 57-year-old man who often sits near Strand, commented on the possible problem the sprinklers could have on people’s health.

“We care about homeless people, and we wouldn’t want them to be soaked up,” Woods said. “They could easily die from pneumonia or catch a very bad cold.”

Woods said Strand should be handling the situation differently.

“Refer them to a place where they can have decent shelter instead of in front of their place,” Woods said.

Moore said he’s con-cerned that the sprinkler use will continue, especially if consequences do not arise.

“Caring New Yorkers do not do this to one another,” Moore said. “Caring New Yorkers help each other in a time like this here be-cause housing is scarce.”

Ann Schmidt is a staff writer. Email her at news@nyunews.com.

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poverty, inequality

OXFAM continued from PG. 1Law school hones in on national security

By ANDREW SPOHN The NYU School of Law’s

Center on Law and Security hosted a conference titled Law and Strategy in an Era of Evolving Threats on Nov. 19. The conference featured two keynote addresses and three panels, which addressed issues of NSA surveillance and consti-tutional law.

John Inglis, deputy direc-tor of the NSA, and Lisa Mo-naco, assistant to the presi-dent for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, gave keynote speeches.

During his keynote, Inglis spoke about the development of NSA technology and how this relates to the law.

“My challenge on a daily basis is to affect my national security mission completely in respect to the law,” Inglis said. “The challenge of trying to reconcile and synchronize the Constitution, the law and policies that derive from them to the technology and opera-tional practice is very difficult.”

Inglis explained that these dif-ficulties arise because technol-ogy is changing more rapidly than the law, and whenever the two are in balance, a different tool is created and leaves the law behind. He stated that the NSA’s tens of thousands of em-ployees act within legal bound nearly 100 percent of the time.

“The average analyst at the NSA makes a mistake about once every 10 years,” he said. “And I would say that’s shock-ing and far too much.”

In Monaco’s address, she defended counterterrorism efforts.

“Intelligence programs save lives,” Monaco said. “They help destroy terrorist cells abroad be-fore they can strike at our clos-est allies, and they allowed the FBI’s joint terrorism task force and the NYPD right here in New York to capture the New York

City subway bomber before he could execute his plan.”

Monaco spoke about Amer-ica’s ongoing national secu-rity interests.

“The unfortunate truth is that there will always be an-other threat,” she said. “Killing Osama bin Laden and degrad-ing al-Qaeda does not put an end to terrorism or our focus against it.”

The three panels focused on global discussion of national security, and press analysts, executive branch experts and supreme court justices from Canada, the United Kingdom and Israel weighed in on the discussion. Cooperation be-tween international actors and agencies was stressed.

“For me, I think it was the message of cooperation and that there are global issues that need global solutions,” said Despoina Glarou, 31. “There was a discussion in dif-ferent levels, which I appreci-ated a lot. It was a judicial, it was from the matters of press, it was from the executive.”

Zachary Goldman, the ex-ecutive director of the center, explained the reasoning for fo-cusing on these issues.

“The conference sits at the confluence of a number of dif-ferent trends that we think are rising in importance,” Goldman said.

He said the panel repre-sented a great opportunity for students.

“It is very important to us to enhance the opportunities that NYU students have to make con-tacts with the leading figures in the national security world and to hear from the people that are really the thought leaders in this space,” Goldman said.

Additional reporting by Ann Schmidt and Afeefa Tariq. Andrew Spohn is a staff writer. Email him at news@nyunews.com.

around the world,” Carpenter said.The auditorium was split into several sections ac-

cording to socioeconomic status. The wealthy table was placed on the stage, the upper-middle class sat at tables below the stage, the middle class sat in rows of chairs farther away from the stage, the lower class were scattered on the floor throughout the auditorium and those placed in extreme pov-erty sat in a circle on the floor by the stage.

Gallatin sophomore Kathryn Randolph, who was also in the upper-middle class section, said it vital for people to pay attention to global inequal-ity and poverty.

“We’re in a position to amplify this issue but we tend to not care about it as much,” Randolph said. “And we should care.”

CAS sophomore Kelly Davis, the president of the Oxfam’s chapter at NYU, said the event aimed to illuminate the realities of social inequality for NYU students.

“We are all incredibly fortunate to go to NYU,” Davis said. “That does not mean that every student has enough money to ride through life easily by any means … regardless, many students need an awakening to understand what life is like for a sig-nificant number of people in the world,” she said.

Oxfam International is a global humanitarian organization that seeks to bring an end to poverty and injustice. The Oxfam America chapter at NYU promotes awareness of these global issues as well environmental issues.

“It’s interesting when you’re at a school like NYU, you find yourself in a bubble and tend to forget that issues like this exist,” CAS freshman Andreyka Natalegawa said, who was seated with the upper-middle class grouping.

Mariya Karcelova is a contributing writer. Email her at news@nyunews.com.

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be implemented for graduate students.

“We can only do the best we can do, and we [have got to] prioritize,” Sexton said. “We’re not [going to] have adequate fi-nancial aid for master’s students during my time. Do I hope dur-ing my successor’s time? Yes. But not during my time. So that means not during your time.”

Jones-Randolph said the con-tent of Sexton’s response was disappointing, but she said she admired his honesty.

“As master’s students, we’re at a position where we’re not get-ting as much funding as under-graduates, and we’re not getting as much funding as the Ph.D.

students,” Jones-Randolph said. “Although it’s disappointing, I’m happy that he was honest and didn’t try to sugarcoat anything.”

Before the meeting started, four members of the Student Labor Action Movement handed a letter to Sexton that stated the group’s desire to have NYU apparel produced in factories which meet safety standards outlined in the Fire and Building Safety Accord in Bangladesh. Sex-ton said that, as the chair of the Senate, he tries not to express views before the Senate meets.

“If you examine the record both of the university and of New York for the last 25 years, you probably would be hope-

ful,” Sexton said. “I would en-courage you to continue your efforts [with this cause].”

Students from the Native American and Indigenous Stu-dents group at NYU asked Sex-ton about the current diversity recruitment steps to attract Na-tive American and indigenous students to campus.

“I’m not satisfied with the representation of Native Ameri-can students in our student body,” Sexton said. “I think we have to do more.”

When asked about the connec-tion between the Polytechnic In-stitute of NYU’s campus and the Manhattan campus, Sexton said students should visit NYU-Poly.

“You’re going to be on an NYU campus and you’re go-ing to be in Brooklyn,” Sexton said. “Don’t just think will Poly students come here or vice versa. We have got to get that flow going.”

Sexton said there was going to be a bus between the NYU-Poly campus and the Manhattan campus, but he stressed using the subway.

“Out to Brooklyn from here, the best way to go is subway, because it’s 20 minutes door-to-door,” Sexton said.

Sexton also addressed con-cerns about the Global Network University and the Momentum Campaign for financial aid.

“My life is about trying to raise financial aid for the uni-versity,” Sexton said. “With Abu Dhabi and with Shanghai, we’ve brought in a huge amount of financial aid that goes to kids from anywhere in the world, in-cluding New York City.”

Ehrari said there may only be one Town Hall next semester in-stead of the typical two.

“It really depends on turnout,” Ehrari said. “I don’t want to take [Sexton’s] time and not have many students come and ques-tion. It’s still something we’re considering.”

Afeefa Tariq is a staff writer. Email her at news@nyunews.com.

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Kenneth Willardt debuts exhibit ‘Size Does Matter’

Style chunky sweaters in time for winter weather

Sleep mask trend offers skin treatment options

By SAMUEL DEL ROWE

With the weather this week hovering around 50 degrees, win-ter is fast approaching. As tempt-ing as it may be to curl up in your old high school hoodie, consider sporting a kitschy sweater that looks as though it descended from the Swiss Alps or the Fair Isle. A wintry style is never more clas-sic — or notorious — than this. But if styled well, these chunky pieces can look charming and not the least bit grandfatherly.

The key to styling these sweaters is to contrast their bulkiness with another, more fitted article of clothing. For men, slim fit jeans are a good match because they offset the chunky sweater on the up-per body with a slimmer fit on the lower body. When the weather dips to below 30 de-grees, a well-fitted coat layered over the sweater will make the

sweater appear slimmer. When purchasing a thick sweater, do not size up. Because it is wool, the sweater will be inherently bulky and sizing up only accen-tuates this appearance. An over-sized sweater can look sloppy and make the wearer appear as if he is drowning in fabric. For men with more daring tastes, an oversized sweater can be a statement piece if paired with something edgy like black jeans and Doc Martens. Casual ven-turers into the world of Alpine sweaters may want to stick to a slimmer fit.

The same rule about over-sized sweaters does not apply to women. A chunky and oversized sweater is fairly commonplace and not difficult to incorporate into women’s outfits. As with men, it is important to offset the chunky sweater with slimmer articles of clothing. For women, this means leggings or skinny

jeans in a solid color. Stick to a neutral, or, for a bolder look, a solid hue already in the sweat-er’s color palette. Pairing either of these with a chunky, over-sized sweater will transform the look from dated to trendy. Finish

off the look with classic vintage sneakers or oxfords. A statement necklace breaks up the pattern and texture of an oversized sweater and adds a flashy touch.

Although stores such as American Apparel and ASOS

sell these kinds of sweaters, the best places to shop for unique ones are vintage and thrift stores. It is easy to find high-quality, 100-percent wool sweaters at relatively low prices in thrift stores. In Manhattan, No Relation Vintage (204 First Ave.) and Star Struck Vintage Clothing (47 Greenwich Ave.) have considerable selections of chunky wool sweaters. Check the tag to ensure you are buying a 100-percent wool garment. Depending on your tastes, you may opt for a minimalistic pat-tern and color palette, or one that features deer, snowflakes and an army of hues. Even so-called “ugly” sweaters can be pulled off by anyone willing to take a risk, so if a sweater grabs your attention, don’t be afraid to stand out.

Samuel Del Rowe is a staff writer. Email him at bstyle@nyunews.com.

By DAVID BOLOGNA

Known for his outstanding editorial work for publications like Vogue and GQ, Kenneth Willardt has focused his cam-era lens on subjects ranging from Lady Gaga to Sarah Jessica Parker. Never before, though, has he photographed tarantu-las crawling up the curves of his models.

A headlining photogra-pher for L’Oréal, Maybelline and Dior, Willardt has built a legacy in the fashion and beauty worlds that many find unmatchable. With his new exhibit “Size Does Matter,” however, he has successfully separated his new work from his previous, showing his strengths as an artistic pho-tographer. In turn, Willardt has made an interesting com-mentary on the issue of size in fashion.

The Chelsea gallery is the first of its kind in the area to utilize augmented reality ca-pability, allowing viewers to experience photography like never before. After download-ing a free app and scanning a QR code alongside each photo-graph, one’s camera phone is then aligned with the real pho-to on the wall. Suddenly, the

picture on the phone screen becomes an animated .gif. Rab-bits begin to frolic, and owls flap their wings.

“It really gives you a new di-mension of photography — a door open to the infinite,” 558 Gallery Studio Manager, Am-andine Goux-Jordan, said.

The use of the augmented reality brings the pieces to a playful, “Harry Potter”-esque level of viewer interaction. But does it overshadow the rather controversial subject matter of sizeism?

Many have negatively com-mented on the Australian “plus-size” model, Robyn Lawley, fea-tured in the exhibit, saying a majority of women still cannot identify with this size-14 celeb-rity. While it is definitely true Lawley is not a conventionally deemed “plus-size” model, she is much more relatable than the models who walk the run-ways at a size 00.

“That is the world of fash-ion. [Lawley] is a curvy girl, and [Willardt] likes curvy girls, but he said in a previous inter-view that he did not want the exhibit to only be about size,” Goux-Jordan said.

The images are sexual, but with the use of the animated animals, the images take on a

more innocent nature. While this approach could have easily come off as a shallow, misogy-nistic objectification of the fe-male body, Willardt’s photos instead succeed in making a strong statement.

“Everyone wants to put it as beauty and fashion photogra-phy, but it is contemporary art,” Goux-Jordan said.

Once the fashion world fanta-sy is divided from viewers’ real-ity, Lawley’s size, whatever one perceives it to be, is overshad-owed by her natural beauty through Willardt’s artistic vi-sion. This separation comments on the inherent influence the fashion and beauty worlds have on our own perception of peo-ple, as well as art. Furthermore, it illuminates the true meaning of all sizes being of equal worth and value. Willardt’s ability to convey this speaks to artistic ca-pabilities that truly transcend his previous work.

“Size Does Matter” runs Tues-day through Sat (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) at the 558 Gallery in Chel-sea until Dec. 19. Contrary to for-mer notice, appointments are not necessary for viewing.

David Bologna is a staff writer. Email him at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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By BRENDA LIU

Yet another new fad in skincare is hitting the market in a big way. Sleep masks, also known as skin packs, are an overnight treatment intended to retain moisture and re-duce the appearance of wrinkles on the skin, taking advantage of skin cell turnover, which can be up to eight times faster at night.

Originating in Asian markets, sleep masks are still relatively new to U.S. consumers and have yet to be sold in drugstores. Currently, only higher-end brands are offering the trendy cosmetic product, pricing most of them around $50.

One popular brand, Dr. Jart+, of-fers its own Water Fuse Water-Max Sleeping Mask, which sells for $48 at Sephora. This mask contains hy-drating hyaluronic acid, also claimed to prevent signs of aging, as well as olive leaf and cranberry extracts to help boost skin elasticity. Another option is the Korres Wild Rose + Vi-tamin C Advanced Brightening Sleep-ing Facial ($48). This contains the Kor-res Phos Compound, which claims to lighten dark spots over time and even out the overall skin tone.

Those looking to try out a sleep-ing mask but are not able or will-ing to drop $50 on luxury skincare may consider Laneige, a cosmetic brand from South Korea, which of-fers its own Water Sleeping Pack. This pack makes the same claims to hydration, brightening and skin renewal as the pricey Western brands, but is frequently available on Amazon for a smaller amount at $20.

Despite their recent popularity, sleep masks are certainly more of a luxury than a necessity, and differ-ent, cheaper products can deliver

the same effects. The moisturizing benefit, for example, can easily be ob-tained through night creams — one effective drugstore variety is the Cer-aVe Facial Moisturizing Lotion PM. For tone-evening effects, applying aloe vera extract or vitamin E oil on dark spots is known to help them fade over time. The anti-aging properties of sleep masks are among their princi-pal claims to effectiveness, but those on college budgets would be advised to postpone spending large sums of money on anti-wrinkle and collagen-boosting products. Instead, focus on aging prevention, which is offered much more cheaply by UV protection.

Still, the adventurous may be curious enough to test out the less expensive varieties, and given the drying nature of winter weather, it likely would not harm them to do so. As temperatures drop, an extra moisturizing treatment may be a well-deserved luxury for the skin.

Brenda Liu is a contributing writer. Email her at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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‘Narco’ fails to fully explore Mexican Drug War impact

Changes behind camera promise fresh direction

Vince Vaughn, director Ken Scott cannot deliver laughs in remake

By MARISSA ELLIOT LITTLE

While eating dinner in his hometown of Ciudad Juárez, Mex-ico, Richi Soto’s family members urge him to leave his job. Worlds away in Los Angeles, Eugene Quintero hands his wife a wad of cash and simply says, “Savings.”

Shaul Schwarz juxtaposes the lives of Soto and Quintero in his latest documentary, “Narco Cul-tura,” to represent the opposing impacts of the Mexican Drug War. Staying true to his roots as a photojournalist, Schwarz retains his minimalism by using a ciné-

ma vérité style for the majority of the film. In doing so, he fearlessly digs deep into the subject in a way unseen before, while also challenging the viewer.

Soto’s job as a crime scene investigator places him at the forefront of the war. He and his colleagues fear that they will end up as one of the bodies they fre-quently find in pieces in fields or blackened in a car. To reduce the risk of retaliation by cartels, they wear ski masks to crime scenes. Back in the office, their unmasked faces show their frus-tration. As Soto explains, ram-

pant corruption will prevent any of the murderers from being brought to justice.

Across the border in Califor-nia, safe from the threats of cartels, Quintero and his band, Buknas de Culiacan, continue to create narcocorridos, a grow-ing music genre glorifying the cartels that are destroying Ciu-dad Juárez. While Soto is shown weaving through grieving fami-lies to reach a crime scene, Quintero is shown writing a song for a cartel leader, asking him how he would like to be re-ferred to in the song and what

kind of gun he carries. Soto contemplates leaving his

beloved Juárez for El Paso, Texas. Quintero expresses his desire to go to Mexico. Quintero has been seduced by the glamour — he is unaware of its true grittiness and the destruction Soto sees. Quintero educates himself on the culture with the Internet, men-tioning his favorite website that includes pictures of the mutilated bodies that Soto is exposed to in his job.

Schwarz supplements his origi-nal footage with a video that went viral online. After learning of her son’s cartel-related death, a woman delivers an emotion-ally driven outburst. She cries,

“Shout, Juárez, shout. Shout about the pain they are causing. Why doesn’t anybody shout?”

“Narco Cultura” also fails to shout, unfortunately. Despite the explosive subject matter, the film is quiet. Shaul Schwarz has made a film that should be seen, yet the somber tone doesn’t leave the impact it should. Per-haps the bleak mood is symbolic of the bleak outlook of Juárez and the Mexican Drug War — but perhaps like those involved with the cartels, the film is also not critical enough of the situa-tion it depicts.

Marissa Elliot Little is a staff writer. Email her at film@nyunews.com.

By BEN MARQUES

Ken Scott’s “Starbuck” used an intriguing, if not exactly believ-able, circumstance and trans-formed it into a decently enter-taining and heartwarming fable. But “Delivery Man,” Scott’s own remake of “Starbuck,” is more of a mistake than anything else. The outlandish premise is fails to sustain greater interest than the directing and talent lend to the project. Although the project is well-intentioned, there is not much to care about within the context of the story.

“Delivery” centers on a man (Vince Vaughn) who frequently do-nated to a sperm bank under the pseudonym Starbuck. Through an absurd mishap, he discovers he has fathered 533 children.

Scott’s second rendition of “Starbuck” is significantly worse than the original. Per-haps Scott believed he could appeal to a larger audience by simplifying an interesting story — however he lost some qualities that made “Starbuck” special in the process.

Some of the film’s mediocrity lies in the uninspired choice to

typecast Vaughn. Once again, Vaughn plays a middle-aged loser who clings to sarcasm and immaturity as a way of coping with his own failures. Viewers may be uninterested in Vaughn at this point in his career, and they would not be the only ones. Vaughn himself appears bored with the role, which is understandable con-sidering his redundant cast-ing. Also, as per usual, Vaughn is cast alongside a female lead (Cobie Smulders) with whom he shares little chemistry.

Still, Smulders and the eclec-tic supporting cast, which in-cludes Bobby Moynihan and Britt Robertson, prove slightly amusing. Chris Pratt is the best of these actors, and he inserts a shred of comedic value to the film. Pratt even gained 60 pounds for the film. It isn’t nec-essarily inspired casting, but it allows the ball to keep rolling, as the audience is forced to slog through Vaughn’s discovery of his children and his inevitable call to responsibility in various aspects of his life.

“Delivery” feels designed for au-diences who want to stop think-ing the second they sit down in a movie theater. Of course, not all movies with this goal are aw-ful, but “Delivery” is the worst of its kind. It feels entirely pre-dictable, and it even wastes the massive amount of talent behind the film. Stick with “Starbuck” instead, because even though it has flaws, you’ll be more likely to forgive them than you would for “Delivery Man.”

Ben Marques is a contributing writer. Email him at film@nyunews.com.

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By LAURA WOLFORD

When “The Hunger Games” was released last year to criti-cal acclaim and box office success, it was clear Katniss Everdeen and the world of Panem connected with audi-ences. But with sequel “Catch-ing Fire” being released this week, audiences should be prepared to see a film differ-ent from its predecessor.

This transformation oc-curred because of a change in directors, with Francis Law-rence succeeding Gary Ross as the franchise’s new leader. Ross beautifully brought au-diences into the dystopian world, and hopefully, audi-ences will find Lawrence car-rying on with Ross’ traditions while still making “Catching Fire” his own.

As with any movie franchise based on a book series, the first film’s director has the im-portant job of establishing the tone of the series as a whole and creating a new universe.

Chris Columbus, the director of the first two “Harry Potter” films, brought audiences to the magic of a bright and happy Hog-warts. Although the tone drasti-cally shifted throughout the se-ries because directors changed, Columbus set the story up in a pleasantly innocent way that in-vited audiences to indulge them-selves in the wizarding world.

But altering directors rarely seemed wrong or out of place for “Harry Potter” fans. Each directorial choice felt appro-

priate. As the stories evolved into darker, more troubled ter-ritory, the franchise required a transition from Columbus’ naive world to Alfonso Cuarón and Mike Newell’s entertaining yet foreboding universe, and ultimately to David Yates’ unre-lentingly dark vision.

Using a different director for “Catching Fire” will most likely produce a fitting change as well. Replacing directors for a sequel can enable the char-acters and plotlines to seam-lessly evolve. Because of that, switching directors can often have positive implications.

“The Hunger Games” was about learning who Katniss was on a personal and intro-spective level. Francis Law-rence will still include this as-pect in “Catching Fire,” but he will also be able to expand the series’ focus to include the less glamorous aspects of the Capi-tol as well. Even though the au-dience can only access Katniss’ world through her thoughts and story, the second and third novels address wider conflicts in the dystopian world she is trying to change.

Switching directors will allow the film to be visually distinct from the first. Lawrence will bring fresh eyes to the series, as the actors adapt their char-acters to accurately portray the ever-changing universe within the story. May the odds be ever in your favor, Lawrence.

Laura Wolford is a staff writer. Email her at film@nyunews.com.

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with a character as aw-ful as Ja’mie — the type of girl who would aban-don her best friend for gaining weight or lou-dly and openly discuss her hatred of other races. But Lilley makes these characters work.

“I think people are drawn to her because she’s so powerful,” he said. “She’s so open about everything.”

“Girls in Australia, they come up to me, and they’re like, ‘I’m Ja’mie. You based it on me. I must be her,’” he said. “So there must be something that makes girls want to be her.”

Like all of Lilley’s shows, “Ja’mie” has a level of sadness and tragedy buried beneath the outrageous hu-mor. Most noticeably, Ja’mie has an emotion-ally abusive relation-ship with her mother, and it reflects the type of relationships some girls and their mothers might actually have.

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taries, and I go to a lot of trouble to make sure everything seems very real,” Lilley said. “There’s a lot of detail, even in just like the art direction, and the cast-ing, and the dialogue. Everything. The way that it all happens is meant to feel real, and then my characters are sort of plumped into this real environment.”

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By OMAR ETMAN

Football is a sport for tough men. Everyone knows that. So when Mi-ami Dolphins left tackle Jonathan Martin left the team two weeks ago to seek help for emotional issues, was he not being tough?

After Martin’s exit, rumors circu-lated that teammate Richie Incog-nito had been bullying him. Once the voicemails Incognito left for the second-year player surfaced, the speculation was verified. The mes-sages on Martin’s phone were vola-tile. In one, Incognito barked racial epithets and death threats into the phone. In light of the incident, Mar-tin has made it clear he is unlikely to return to the Dolphins.

In the week following Martin’s departure, players from the league derided him for being soft. Sports Illustrated’s Jim Trotter spoke with a handful of players who agreed he was a coward. Others even said he was “standoffish and shy,” some-how making Incognito’s aggression toward him acceptable. And maybe he is different from his teammates — both his parents, and much of his family, are graduates of Harvard

University — but that absolutely does not validate the harsh treat-ment he received from Incognito and the more recent attempts at jus-tification being dispensed from oth-ers. League response to the Martin-Incognito disaster is indicative of a larger problem within the sport.

The NFL, with its renewed focus on curbing instances of concus-sions, should divert some attention to the mental condition of the brain they work so hard and pay so much money to protect. Concussions are severe, but so are the mental diffi-culties that afflict the same organ. If the NFL doesn’t want to endure the negative publicity from a repeat incident, it must first recognize that protecting its players means pro-tecting their emotional health, too.

Martin’s teammates stood idly by as he was bullied, amplifying the

severity of the situation. Admit-tedly, Martin may not have made his distress apparent, or perhaps he instigated Incognito’s comments — much is still unknown. But it shouldn’t have been necessary for Martin to vocalize his unhappiness for Incognito to realize that his ra-cial slurs and malicious attacks were unacceptable on or off the field.

Although Incognito has been sus-pended indefinitely, his presence continues to loom large in Miami, and raises serious questions for the famously vigilant NFL. Is bullying the norm in NFL locker rooms? Can it be stopped?

Bullying has no place in football, even though the warrior culture that inculcates the sport encourages hostility. Incognito’s suspension is a step in the right direction, and it serves as a clear reminder to both the Dolphins and the NFL that bul-lying is a problem that needs to be addressed. If football is to endure with steady success, the NFL must work to improve the demeanor and culture that surround it.

Omar Etman is a staff columnist. Email him at opinion@nyunews.com.

By LENA RAWLEY

As of Nov. 1, German babies who are born with both sexual organs will no longer be defined as male or female on their birth certificates. Rather, because of the country’s new third gender law, both boxes will re-main unchecked, and the infant will be legally declared intersex by being placed into a third gender category. Because the law provides a legal rec-ognition of intersex individuals, it was initially perceived as progressive. However, as more light has been shed on the legislation, intersex advocates have expressed their disdain. The law is far from a step in the right direc-tion. Instead of furthering the rights of intersex citizens, it raises a litany of issues for the intersex community.

For instance, the assignment of the third gender is not a choice. The law does not offer the parents of intersex newborns the choice to designate their child’s gender on the baby’s birth certificate. To be deemed male or female in the eyes of the law, an infant must physi-ologically belong to one of the two genders, meaning those who do not fit neatly into either group are

stuck in the third gender category until their bodies physically meet the qualification.

Under this law, the child is docu-mented based on their sexuality, which can lead to discrimination, es-pecially in a country where public awareness of intersexuality is not widespread. Additionally, it denies ba-sic rights and services to intersex citi-zens. For example, the use of public restrooms in banned because German public facilities are only made avail-able to those who are identified as male or female. Third gender individu-als also have no access to health care and cannot obtain marriage licenses because Germany only provides these services to males and females.

The law does not foster an envi-ronment in which intersex infants can grow into their genders, rather, it pushes parents to subject their

child to gender surgery, which will ultimately lead to the normalization of such surgeries. Gender surger-ies are not only synonymous with sexual mutilation, but they also restrict the ability of an intersex individual to decide what gender they truly want to be. The surgeries have been deemed so harmful that the United Nations Special Rappor-teur on Torture recently called for member states to ban them. The in-tersex community has been fighting gender surgeries for years on these grounds, and Germany’s new law will only increase their struggle.

If German legislators want to make the law truly helpful to the intersex population, they should model it after Australia’s third gen-der law, which was enacted a few months ago and discourages gen-der surgeries and discrimination by allowing intersex individuals to declare themselves as a separate gender, gender X, when they are an adult. Germany’s law is discrimina-tory and should be revised. Sexual-ity should never affect equality.

Lena Rawley is a contributing columnist. Email her at opinion@nyunews.com.

For the third time in the last month, Senate Republi-cans have filibustered a qualified judicial nominee from a seat in the United States Court of Appeals for the Dis-trict of Columbia Circuit. Why? Because President Barack Obama appointed him. Judge Robert Wilkins, like previ-ous nominees Patricia Millett and Nina Pillard, received the highest rating from the nonpartisan American Bar Association but was denied a yes-no vote in the Senate. The filibuster follows a trend of Republican obstruction-ism throughout Obama’s presidency and should no lon-ger be an option for a party who has traded congressional responsibility for abuse of political power.

The filibuster has been used a total of 1,300 times in the Senate since its conception. This time-wasting measure blocking action on everything from federal spending to judicial nominations has become increas-ingly popular since the 1970s, but its use has hit more recent record-breaking highs, with over 130 filibusters in Obama’s first year in office alone.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is contemplating amendments to the chamber’s nomination rules. Fueled by the support of prominent Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Sen. Patrick Leahy, proposals have been made to require only 51 votes to halt filibusters against judgeships below the level of the Supreme Court, including nominees for the D.C. Circuit. Despite these growing calls to action, some senior Democratic legislators have expressed hesitancy towards the potential change, which is known as the nuclear option. Opponents, including seasoned Sen. Carl Levin, contend that the move could create self-inflicted wounds if Republi-cans win back the White House or the Senate.

The moment has arisen for the Democratic party to take action. Reluctant Democrats should consider the conse-quences of inaction as they discuss the potential change in the coming days. If they stand idly by while Republi-cans irresponsibly bend the rules, Obama’s nominees will continue to lose confirmation. More concerning though is how Republicans have stated they would not hesitate to use the nuclear option at the next opportunity, giving Democrats no other incentive but to act now or remain beholden to the mercy of polarizing Republicans.

Rather than accepting these obstructionist tactics as a permanent feature, Democrats must muster their strength and invoke the nuclear option. Although it is risky, the fight is worth having if Democrats intend to restore the legitimacy of Congress.

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