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...show offers some factoids about prairie life (makeup was considered immoral), but it's truly about 21st century society. The women adjust to an un-p.c. life of cooking and cleaning for their newly Marlboro-ized men. "The whole place is like a man's playground," one woman says. And a surprisingly moving epilogue follows the families' re-entry into mall-and-microwave life. Their conclusion--that we're alienated from our work and nature--is trite but hard earned. Does that mean they end up swearing off fast food and video games? Dream on, Pilgrim. --By James Poniewozik
...facts, saying that at 27 a woman's chances of getting pregnant begin to decline. As a mother who had a child at age 30, I know that parenthood is all about making hard choices. Having a child is a lifestyle choice. If a woman is not willing to adjust her professional schedule to accommodate her biology, then maybe she should examine the reasons behind her motivation to have a child. ELLEN GOODMAN Glen Ridge...
...have chosen to impede the court’s proceedings by attacking its legitimacy. And their defense may be working. Bagosora and Milosovic have found the Achilles’ heel by playing right into Western insecurities about international authority over sovereign nations and their leaders. Take away their names, adjust a few statistics, and one could be looking at a pro-Western general and politician...
...Princeton players] were just good hitters,” Allard said. “They swung their bats. Suzanne pitched great, but they’re just a good hitting team and they’re going to adjust to somebody...
...Kara was getting called on some illegal pitches, which is a tough thing for be called on,” sophomore Breanne Cooley said. “It is tough to adjust to, but she made the adjustment...