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Saddam Hussein dies and goes to hell, begins a new joke making the rounds in the Iraqi capital. Because his sins are so great, Saddam is sent to a special section reserved for those doomed to burn the longest. But the fear imposed by the Iraqi dictator's secret police extends even to the netherworld. As Saddam is dragged toward the flames, his fellow sinners break into a chant, a variation of a political slogan often heard at official rallies during the Gulf War. Instead of addressing George Bush with defiant assurances of how much they love their leader, they...
Walking out to Inman Square will burn off the calories from the ice cream, and it's worth the trek to Christina's to enjoy the old-fashioned ice cream parlor ambience and the very Cambridge bulletin board full of "community notices." Besides, even the most dedicated Herrell's fan needs a break once in a while...
...talk, no listen. Jabber jabber, feint feint -- conversation is combat, a schoolyard dissing contest, a slightly more sophisticated version of "Your mother!" "No, yours!" In real life, and in French movies, people pretend to get along when they talk. They keep things light, genial, talking around the issues that burn them up inside. Some love affairs never begin because people are afraid to reveal what they feel; "I love you" is so hard to say. Some marriages can last a lifetime on the tacit agreement that hostilities will go unexpressed. The static is in the silences...
...College moves to to untangle the knots in its seemingly redundant bureaucracy, questions burn: Will Counter, Gravelle and Epps all remain in their current positions? How drastic will the changes...
Such a plan costs a lot, and the department has already had to make some staff cuts. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences doesn't have money to burn. Knowles has already asked the Faculty to tighten their belts, reduce photo-copying and buy in bulk. It probably doesn't have a million dollars for a women's athletics program...