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Naturally, such a condition for graduating would seem to present the same onus that ostensibly invalidated the old swim test: How could students physically unable to fulfill it be forced to have their diplomas withheld? High schools and preparatory schools no doubt face this same difficulty, and one would think...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: A Gentleman’s Education | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

In “Bleeding All Over You,” the first track on Martha Wainwright’s new album “I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too,” the singer/songwriter immediately begins her unapologetic expression...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Martha Wainwright | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

The players are uniformly good, but a special word must be said for Fiennes, whose portrayal of physical awkwardness and painful taciturnity never begs either for laughs or for sympathy. He is, to borrow the title of a touchstone modernist novel, a man without qualities, a creature who might fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keira Knightley as a Feisty, Cool Duchess | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

Now we have some idea what it was that he couldn't face. Since his death, Wallace's family has stated that he was chronically depressed. He had been taking medication for his condition for 20 years and had occasionally been hospitalized. "Everything had been tried," his father said, "and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Foster Wallace: The Death of a Genius | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

Zardari's government claims to be escalating its own campaign against the militants after attempts at negotiations proved fruitless, and believes that its own efforts are undermined by U.S. operations. "The [Pakistani counterinsurgency] operation in Bajaur is the most intense for many years. It is not popular with the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan vs. US Raids: How Bad a Rift? | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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