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...finally two words: nuclear weapons. When the powers of Europe marched off to war in 1914, when Japan attacked in 1941, none of them knew what would await them in 1918 or 1945 - a world destroyed. Today the Chinese know, and so do the Americans; they can look into the crystal with dvd clarity. Great fear breeds great caution, hence the kind of wariness that made both sides stop at the very top of the slippery slope that opened before them in Hainan. All's well that ends well? By no means. China will keep pressing, and the U.S. will...
...await tales from those who return from the viewing room, where most of us, gratefully, will never go. I wouldn't want to be the reporter having to put a microphone in the face of one of the mothers coming out of that bleak, nameless room in Oklahoma City. But somewhere along the way I'd like to know: Did you find a compensating grace in McVeigh's death, some sliver of serenity that eluded you before? Are you wiser, are you lighter, is there one less drop of grief in your ocean of sorrow? Perhaps some crimes...
...gauntlet has been thrown. And I, for one, eagerly await any show willing to take up the challenge...
Grafton will likely reopen in the fall in the location formerly occupied by the Bow and Arrow Pub, a prospect which we await with great anticipation. In the meantime, however, its closing serves as yet another reminder of the gentrification of Harvard Square, the replacement of beloved establishments with banks and PacSuns and impersonal Abercrombies. The trend is one we would not like to see continue...
...tailgate party organized by the class marshals will await the senior runners near Cleveland Park at mile 22, directly after the steepest portion of the course...