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...high school. Throughout my early teens, I accused the teachers of maliciously sheltering us from the world. I’d raise my hand and declare nastily, “This isn’t the real world.” Post-graduation, some of my classmates are still bitter about the insularity and social repression, and still others think anthroposophy amounts to misty-eyed bullshit...
...Pillars of light seemed to drop directly from the clouds into the lake's steely waters, as shaggy goats and magnificent horses grazed on the sprawling grasslands. After a look around I was whisked inside by my homestay family, who offered bowl after bowl of kumys, the bitter local tipple made from fermented mare's milk. The yurtstay is not a cushy experience: toilets are outdoor squat-style; there are no showers, and you wash from a bucket. With the nearest telephone several hours away, my days were filled with hiking and horseback riding in edelweiss-speckled meadows. Evenings...
...Actually, the locals couldn't have been more welcoming to the moviemaking invaders. "I had many preconceived notions about Vietnam," says Caine, "and every one of them was wrong. I thought it would be a war-torn country, very bitter people. Instead, I found a very beautiful country with few signs of war. I never encountered any animosity, just people who seemed genuinely pleased...
...Arab Society Cancels Event With Pro-Israeli Group,” (News, Oct. 9), current Harvard Students for Israel (HSI) President David B. Adelman ’04 suggests that the Society of Arab Students’ (SAS) bitter feelings towards HSI dates back to rallies two years ago. In fact, SAS has consistently refused to formally co-sponsor an event (neither social nor dialogue) with HSI at least as far back as my first year in 1998, as was evidenced by the article “Harvard Students for Israel Clarifies Stance” in The Crimson...
...traditional reserve and shared national feeling. When the ceremony was over, though, the country reverted to its more recent norms of chaos and calumny. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende informed the Queen that the government he put together 87 days ago had reached a dead end. The reason: a bitter leadership feud between Economics Minister Herman Heinsbroek and Health Minister Eduard Bomhoff, both members of List Pim Fortuyn (LPF). When Balkenende, a Christian Democrat, failed to reconcile them, it was obvious that this cabinet was not going to survive. "The LPF is brilliant at carrying wood to its own funeral...