Word: confusionism
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The most striking, and frightening, is Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm (Norton; 227 pages; $23.95). The somewhat peculiar title refers to the disastrous confluence of a large hurricane and a muscular nor'easter in the fishing grounds off New England and Newfoundland in 1991. The Andrea Gail, a 72...
Some alumnae tried to sort out the sources of the persistent confusion. "What I found missing in the discussion [was that] we talked for an hour and a half and nobody mentioned Vietnam, which was the reason [for the confusion]. I'm kind of astounded," Aitken said. "I certainly don...
So promising--or threatening--is PCS that behemoths from AT&T to the Baby Bells are furiously overlaying their analog systems with digital networks to compete with upstart carriers. That creates more confusion as companies like AT&T, the largest wireless outfit in the country with some 7 million subscribers...
"The Brookhaven National Laboratory has lost the public trust from the citizens of Long Island..." Pena said in a news conference. "The combination of confusion and mismanagement that has been going on here for years is going to end."
Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars) is an improvement: there are still a fair number of lackluster songs, but there are more moments when the band unleashes its formidable energy. The band's lineup has changed slightly--guitarists Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein still trade off lead vocals, but drummer...