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...Sotomayor debate has been polluted by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, who claim, ridiculously, that the judge is a racist. That sort of rant is so-o-o 20th century. Beneath the pollution, however, is a serious policy question that needs to be resolved: With an African-American President and a polychromatic society moving toward racial (if not economic) equity, why do we still need preferences enshrined in law? (See pictures of Sotomayor...
Each year China's state security agencies mark the approach of the June 4 anniversary of the bloody suppression of protests in Tiananmen Square by tightening even further their grip on dissenting voices. This year, in the run-up to the 20th anniversary on Thursday, authorities have outdone themselves. In addition to the usual steps - forcibly moving activists and dissidents from Beijing and preventing others from leaving their homes in the days leading up to the anniversary - China's Internet police have shut down a range of websites and message boards in an apparent attempt to restrict any discussion...
...parlor game: can you name 10 famous Belgians? Belgium may be a tiny nation, and often the butt of its neighbors' jokes, but it can claim two 20th century artistic giants who would make it onto that list: Hergé - or at least his globetrotting comic-strip character Tintin - and René Magritte, the subversive surrealist painter. Both created iconic images that are recognizable the world over. And since June 2, both of them, finally, have museums of their own in their native country, dedicated to their respective contributions to the evolution of 20th century art. The museums trace...
...Don’t ask me to stand up,” he quipped at his 20th reunion dinner, when he rose from his chair to make a toast. “I’m standing up,” he assured the audience...
...according to high school friend Peter Wuertz. Described by his three closest high school friends as the social planner of the group, Forst would later become president of the final club D.U. (which would eventually merge with the Fly) at Harvard and then serve as co-chair for his 20th and 25th reunions years, cultivating a reputation as a Harvard loyalist...