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...Somewhere buried in Superbad is the poignant coming-of-age fable - the glimmer of a suggestion that Seth's dependence on Evan is adolescent, even infantile, and that at some point he has to grow up and accept that friends can be a continent apart and still be close. Or not close: friendships, like erections, can subside. But to find that valuable truth, you have to dig through an avalanche of d--- jokes and strenuous slapstick...
...Apology Necessary Re Michael Kinsley's article asserting that the American public should accept responsibility for being wrong about the Iraq war [Aug. 13]: The real culpability for Iraq lies not with the public but with the corporate-controlled media so eager to demonstrate patriotism in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that they neglected to scrutinize the government's claims. By repeating the lies of Bush and his henchmen, the media lent credibility to them. The media fail our country and our Constitution when their regard for truth takes second place behind their need to ensure their own prominence...
...Either way, Chavez can't yet be fingered as the new Fidel Castro. "For one thing," says Jones, "the Venezuelan people would never accept it. Chavez does want to create a more equitable society, even a socialist society, but I think he can only create a mixed economy. He inherited a very capitalist-minded country that has always aped U.S. culture." But nor can Chavez be stroked for leading, as he claimed this week, "a democracy more alive" than any "on this planet." As Escarra stressed, the democrats of the world shouldn't freak out over Chavez. But, Hugo being...
...1960s, the pharmaceutical company Sandoz marketed its new tranquilizer Serentil with ads in medical journals suggesting the drug be prescribed to "the newcomer in town who can't make friends ... The woman who can't get along with her new daughter-in-law. The executive who can't accept retirement." But the FDA stopped the ads. Drugs are supposed to treat illnesses, the agency said, not the vicissitudes of living...
...With retail banks facing stagnant revenue growth, they are vying for a foothold in what some call the "last frontier" of the domestic market. Over the past six years, Wells Fargo has opened 1 million accounts for Mexican nationals living in the U.S. by becoming the first bank to accept the Matricula Consular identification card that Mexican consulates in the U.S. began issuing after 9/11. A growing number of banks, including KeyBank and Union Bank of California, are also offering low-cost check cashing as a way to encourage people to convert to regular bank accounts. To reduce the risk...