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...mysterious darkness, ominous voices and crystal ball are notably absent from New Age Astrology & Crystals, which since September 1 has occupied a corner of A Taste of Culture on Mass Ave. Rather, the glass-furnished domain of resident psychic Sabrina (neither teenaged, nor a witch, nor willing to be interviewed or give her last name) more closely resembles a psychiatrist’s office. “Hon, I am a spiritual healer,” Sabrina says. Do not worry, Sabrina wastes no time with Mars-ravages-the-Twelfth-House gibberish. Within ten minutes of laying out the Tarot...
...also served to further academic discourse. Although the headlines may read that Bollinger insulted Ahmadinejad by calling him a “petty and cruel dictator,” Bollinger’s introduction was mainly focused on the importance of free speech—which is all but absent in Iran—and a series of frank, pointed questions on human rights, Holocaust denial, Israel, Iran’s links to terrorist organizations, and the country’s nuclear program.Bollinger’s introduction did not make for a pointless discussion, as some critics claimed...
...Obama campaign has staked a lot on Iowa. "I don't think the national polls will move at all until Iowa, absent some seismic event," says Obama campaign manager David Plouffe. Obama's advisers say he doesn't have to win there, just beat expectations. In 1972, Iowa gave George McGovern a big boost in momentum, even though he finished 13 points behind Edmund Muskie. And Georgia's obscure former Governor went from "Jimmy Who?" to front runner in 1976 on the strength of coming in 9 points behind "Uncommitted...
Still, Clinton holds a commanding lead in South Carolina and probably will continue to do so--absent "an exogenous factor that intervenes to shake things up, a significant mistake or a revelation," says Fowler. The question for Obama: Does he wait for such an eventuality--or make one happen...
...them stepped off their respective flying machines and arrived in foreign lands. Two of them experienced the onslaught of culture, and found themselves in various degrees of disgust. Two of them, in being absent from their homelands, found a new fondness in their hearts towards the art of their adopted environs. Nevertheless, all four of our travelers returned with a wholly new perspective on the world of art, and the art of the world...