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Balestracci takes comfort from his example, and the similar story of offensive lineman Soriano, a free agent signed to the New England Patriots’ practice squad also playing in the NFL Europe this spring...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Balestracci Sets Sights on Pro Career | 4/23/2004 | See Source »

Pinker began his argument by refuting what he called “three spurious adaptationist explanations of religion:” the suggestion that people embrace religion for its comfort, its sense of community and its ethical value...

Author: By Yiyang Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pinker: No Scientific Evidence for God | 4/21/2004 | See Source »

...occasions sharply criticized U.S. counterinsurgency actions. "And the answer there is you have got to be prepared to discuss, to negotiate, and also at the end of the day, to use the authority that is granted to us (to act independently)," Wolfowitz said. But the analogy may provide cold comfort: Karzai is far more openly dependent on the power and patronage of the U.S. than any Iraqi leadership can afford to be, and only the most unyielding optimist would imagine that Afghanistan is on track to be anything but a perennially fragile Western protectorate any time soon. So while Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Into the Unknown in Iraq | 4/21/2004 | See Source »

...environment. The stripped-bare foliage continues to bear more than a passing resemblance to the set of the Blair Witch Project (preponderance of red brick aside); deluded optimists who insist on wearing flip-flops outside end up with toes a distinctive shade of magenta by sunset; and carb-loaded comfort foods still retain that elusive yet maddening X-factor which renders piping hot pad thai an easy choice over macrobiotic vegetables...

Author: By Amelia E. Lester, | Title: Catch the Fever | 4/20/2004 | See Source »

...wife of a photographer, and the pair are soon discovering the culture and a profundity in their friendship that is lacking in their respective marriages. Johansson perfects the prolonged sulk, while Murray delivers a career performance, donning the hats of weary voyager, droll companion and cynical mentor with equal comfort. There are plenty of belly laughs to be had along the way, but what remains with the viewer is the significance of the fleeting connection that these two people share. Coppola dreamily lingers on every scene, adorning each of them with the sensation of the aftermath of a first kiss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happening | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

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