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...successful or not, Harvard can look forward to several more Adult Swim-sponsored events in the coming months. If this listening party is any indication, they will feature free posters and a vague air of bewilderment and end somewhat earlier than anticipated. Such tightly-focused marketing never seemed so benign...
...typically airs way past primetime. After all, Peter has a habit of talking about naughty things in a particularly naughty fashion. So why do I support my brother’s attachment to the family on Spooner Street? For the most part, he can distinguish the inappropriate from the benign. Eager to please us so that he will be allowed to study more episodes, he really tries to listen and retain selectively. Yes, he occasionally repeats things he shouldn’t because some of the material is over his head. But I think the inspiration he gains from watching...
...presents a one-sided view of history that does not meet our standards for fairness and accuracy, and we would not have distributed it had we been aware of its content. Unfortunately, the dvd was not adequately reviewed by anyone at TIME because it was believed to be a benign promotion piece. We have since changed our review process so as to guarantee more vigilance in future. We apologize to the Armenian community, and to our readers...
That kind of scene, brief and benign though it might seem, strikes horror into the hearts of scientists and science teachers across the U.S., not to mention plenty of civil libertarians. Darwin's venerable theory is widely regarded as one of the best-supported ideas in science, the only explanation for the diversity of life on Earth, grounded in decades of study and objective evidence. But Dover's disclaimer on Darwin would appear to get a passing grade from the man who considers himself America's education President. In a question-and-answer session with Texas newspaper reporters...
...presumably Constitution-proof way of providing coverage for communities that wish to teach ideas like intelligent design is to employ such earnest language as "critical inquiry" (in New Mexico), "strengths and weaknesses" of theories (Texas), and "critical analysis" (Ohio). It's difficult to argue against such benign language, but hard-core defenders of Darwin are wary. "The intelligent-design people are trying to mislead people into thinking that the reference to science as an ongoing critical inquiry permits them to teach I.D. crap in the schools," says David Thomas, president of New Mexicans for Science and Reason. On the other...