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...still commands attention today, even when Joe's heirs decide not to run for office. How to account for the never failing presence of Kennedys in American life? Cynics point to an apparatus of publicists, friendly journalists and starry-eyed academics, all inspired by the family's wealth and charm and by our own seemingly inexhaustible curiosity--a "myth machine," in short, that for three generations has promoted a carefully nurtured image of public service, sophistication, vitality and glamour. Even the Kennedy myth machine has taken on the status of myth. Which doesn't mean it doesn't exist...
...point, this insouciance is charming. But if it makes the military think it can push the new President around, the charm will wear off. Megawati owes a great deal to the generals, but their support comes at a price. They will insist that the new President allow them to deal with Aceh and Papua in the only way they know how--with guns blazing...
...bustle of Harvard Square (especially the constant crooning of “Not the Beatles” outside my window every Saturday morning), I love being home. It is slightly less exciting, to be sure, and the absence of public transportation can be frustrating. But there is a certain charm here, a Michigan mystique, and more importantly, a dynamic new Detroit...
...violate the very myth of Jordan, the myth of absolute control. Babe Ruth, the 20th century's first star, was a gust of fat bravado and drunken talent, while Jordan ended the century by proving the elegance of resolve: Babe's pointing to the bleachers replaced by the charm of a backpedaling shoulder shrug. Jordan symbolized success by not sullying his brand with his politics, his opinion or a superstar personality. To be a Jordan fan was to be a fan of classiness and confidence. To come back when he knows that playing for the Wizards...
...Pacific for a little while during World War II and returned with a suspect silver star. John Kennedy allowed his PT-109 to get cut in half by a Japanese destroyer, but performed with real heroism in rescuing his crew. It was the war record, and the emaciated, boyish charm, that captured the ladies of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and sent him to the House...