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...handsome, his on-camera demeanor is not especially polished, and his choice of subject matter - refitted Coast Guard ships - is not especially compelling. But De Kort has become the online video-sharing site's latest media peg, thanks to his hijacking of the technology for use as a whistle-blower megaphone...
...much of The Eraser, Yorke's choirboy voice, usually pickled in distortion, comes through cleanly, and he conjures up some clear ideas too. Harrowdown Hill slips into the head of David Kelly--the British whistle-blower who committed suicide after alleging that Tony Blair had oversold the case for war in Iraq--creating a portrait of anger and futility that's overwhelmingly sad. More often than not, though, Yorke speaks for, and to, himself. On Atoms for Peace, he sings, "No more going to the dark side with your flying saucer eyes ... No more talk about the old days...
...Enron Verdicts I appreciated the viewpoint column on the Enron verdicts by the company's whistle-blower, Sherron Watkins [June 5]. I agree with her argument that humility is a basic ingredient of a spiritual life. No matter how often he invokes Scripture, Enron's founder, Ken Lay, will never learn that stealing is wrong until he finds some of that elusive characteristic. But there is hope: some people learn that valuable lesson in prison. Gary Roe Santa Cruz, California...
...whistle-blower is no hero, at least to the Chinese government. In March, Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist who was named to the TIME 100 this year for publicizing an illegal campaign of forced sterilizations and abortions, was removed from house arrest and taken away by police. Chen's whereabouts were unknown until June 11, when officials confirmed he was in jail. The odd charges against him include "gathering a crowd to disrupt traffic." His lawyer, Li Jingsong, who saw Chen last week, says his client is unbowed: "Spiritually, he's very strong...
...melting ice caps or thawing tundra? The costs of being green most often come about in what we as a Western, capitalist culture understand best - money. Stephen Van Scoyoc Althorne, England The Enron Verdicts I appreciated the viewpoint column on the Enron verdicts by the company's whistle-blower, Sherron Watkins [June 5]. I agree with her argument that humility is a basic ingredient of a spiritual life. No matter how often he invokes Scripture, Enron's founder, Ken Lay, will never learn that stealing is wrong until he finds some of that elusive characteristic. But there is hope: some...