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...these pragmatic concerns, we fear for innocent Iraqi citizens. If the civilian toll of the actual fighting in Falluja remains extremely low, this is largely because the city is abandoned; but the preparatory bombardment of the city seems to have killed a number of innocent Iraqis. A recent study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimated the civilian toll in Iraq since March 2003 may be upwards of 100,000. Although there are many valid criticisms of this study’s methodology, from the standpoint of maintaining moral legitimacy in this fight, there is little question that America must...
Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny team up with Rossini this Friday night at the Harvard Pops’ concert of cartoon music. In the Pops’ tradition of creative, multimedia performance, the program includes actual cartoon screenings, live vocals, skits, and original pieces by conductor Allen Feinstein ’86 and Ben E. Green ‘06 (with cartoons). Experience the Pink Panther and other classics as never before. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office $8, $5 for students, seniors. 8 p.m. Lowell Lecture Hall...
...England has the foliage / But I’m not goin’ back,” despite the fact that the lyrics are more dismissive than praising. The joy of hearing their region name-checked by one of its semi-prodigal sons outweighed the actual message, or perhaps all that could be made out way in the back of the club over the dense, effects-heavy guitars was the name of the locale and not the message attached...
...stuffing themselves into airplane cargo holds and literally selling their first-born children into slavery for a chance to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, complete with unconstitutional reference to God. For the 1.2 billion people around the world living on less than $1 a day, for whom actual elections are a fantasy that comes after staying alive, America is still the land of freedom and opportunity, where you can walk off the boat with $5 in your pocket and make your dreams come true...
...this fearlessness mixed with constant outrage--imagine Larry David with an actual reason to be angry--that gives Sykes' voice its distinct character. In Yeah, I Said It, she writes of the no-win situation faced by less-than-good-looking women: "An ugly woman could cure cancer and there would be jokes on late-night television shows: 'Did you hear about the ugly scientist that cured cancer? Yeah, that's great. You know how she found the cure? Apparently she looked at the cancer and scared it away...