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...Palin Effect I must confess I'd been struggling to understand the recent surge in the popularity of Sarah Palin until Joe Klein put it all into sepia-toned perspective [Sept. 22]. I realized that her appeal reflects a wistful desire for an American abstraction, a wholesome place in our memory that is no more - and perhaps never was. We want to be reminded of who and what we think we were, not who we are. But yearning for our past, real or imagined, will not bring it back. And I fear that after the tribulations of the past eight...
...Palin's myth, as described, seems to appeal to racist and homophobic people. McCain is certainly not the honorable man he claims to be if that is how he intends to win this election. If ignoring people who suffer at the hands of injustice is part of the American Dream the Republicans want to bring back, then they need to wake up, because America is about freedom. It's not about everybody packing heat and being just like you. Lisa Toms, Cincinnati, Ohio...
...given year. Most never seek treatment, deterred by cost, distance, lack of time, or fear of what others might say. With e-therapy, Andrews says, "people don't have to take time off work, they can do it at night, when it's convenient, at home." It doesn't appeal to everyone, or help all conditions: people with mental illnesses that can't be treated by an e-therapy program are referred to appropriate services during screening. But it adds a new tool to the clinical kit, says Swinburne's Klein: "It's about giving people greater choice and increasing...
Behind the shoes' superficial appeal seems to lie a deeper truth, however. And that is that Jimmy Choos, Manolo Blahniks and Christian Louboutins are not primarily apparel. The protection of feet is not their first priority. No, the stiletto (Italian for dagger, after all) is actually a tool. Not so much for crushing cockroaches and hammering nails, although that works, but for the projection of an image that is both feminine and powerful...
...Flanzraich and the rest of the On Harvard Time crew, this recent celebrity is evidence of the program’s great promise. “It’s a testament to how On Harvard Time can grow and can appeal to places outside of the Harvard community,” says Flanzraich. He adds, “I would love it to last a hundred years and longer. I think it has the potential...