WASHINGTON — When Merce Cunningham made "Second Hand" in 1970, he was already internationally established as the foremost nonballet creator of dances that were about dancing, that had no messages, that were, in Susan Sontag's phrase, "against interpretation".
To allow such a court to falter for lack of funds would fly in the face of the "no impunity" message that has developed progressively through nearly two decades of international criminal tribunals.
Confusion reigned for a period, not helped by the "no goal" message that appeared on the big screen in the stadium, prompting the Honduras players to surround the referee and complain that the goal should not be allowed to stand.
There's no secret formula, no magic potion, no hidden message that will bring your superhero back.
His successor Edward VIII's landmark contribution to broadcasting was his 1936 abdication speech: there was no Christmas message that year.
As is last week's pure racist-baiting message that, no, the government shouldn't be out to make black people's lives better.
How is No Fire Zone's message – that Sri Lanka should be a pariah state – not getting through?
