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...nurse jammed an intravenous needle into Conteh's arm, while another hooked a bag of blood to a rusted stand, and a third slapped an oxygen mask over her face. In the corner of the room, a tiny baby--3 hours old--lay on a bed, wailing, swaddled in bright-colored African fabric. "Listen! You must feel happy to hear your baby cry," said a nurse, pleading with Conteh to find strength. Three visiting members of a neighborhood church began chanting over Conteh: "Jesus, put blood into this woman! Thank you, Lord!" But as their chants grew louder, the nurses...
...Braque on the first floor, as well as those that are far more surprising. There are too many great works to talk about in one room, let alone three floors. There’s the Byzantine stone and glass mosaic on the fourth floor that recalls the short, bright strokes of color in Klimt’s “Pear Tree” on the first, as well as Josiah Wedgwood’s 18th century English reproduction of the Portland Vase which is not only reminiscent of Greek red and black figure pottery, but also appears in William...
...everyone was very, very loud and terribly fast. And in the serious plays, it was positively dark, and everyone was talking very quietly. And I thought, I'd love to write a very, very slow comedy, with none of the lights on. And then I'd write a very bright tragedy, with lots of lights...
Don’t let the warmish weather and bright smiles of reacquainted friends fool you: school is back in session here in Cambridge and before you know it you’ll be smacking icicles off your Midterm Beard as you look up Seasonal Affective Disorder on WebMD...
Surprisingly, the most compelling performance at the Republican National Convention two weeks ago came not from the presidential nominee, but rather from his running mate, the bright new star of the Republican party: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. As most of the international media has either enthusiastically or begrudgingly remarked, Palin did remarkably well that Wednesday night. Demonstrating her dexterity both on stage and on the attack, Madame Barracuda’s speech catapulted her onto the national conservative stage with great gusto, ensuring her place on it for years to come...