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...number’s up on that temporal seat of power, and the moral majority seems content to cite a “changing global climate,” violate their entire value system and hope no one takes notice. And there appears to be no evident limit to how total this betrayal could potentially become. Every trend suggests that were the vacuous former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney to survive the Republican primary, he would win not a little support from the same people who four years ago were condemning entire homosexuals, pro-choice liberals, and the city...
...this is true, it is almost more disturbing. There is nothing wrong with having high standards for beauty. But women seem to be the only ones with such standards. For the most part, men—other than a few beleaguered metrosexuals—seem contented to look as though they have just fallen out of bed. Indeed, one begins to glimpse the absurdity of the double standard when one contemplates men making typically “female” remarks like, “I feel so fat today,” or, “What a great...
...doubts abound and crucial aspects of the conference are yet to be settled, Rice insists she wants real results. "We have better things to do than invite people to Annapolis for a photo op," she said Monday in Ramallah. Yet the nature of some of her meetings and the content of some of her statements hint at the serious limitations on what she - and those in the Bush Administration who support her efforts - can accomplish. Rice may insist that "Israelis and Palestinians are making their most serious effort in years to resolve the conflict," but dynamics on the ground continue...
...production of “Avec Nous” was an intense experiment—the dancers performed to poetry rather than music. But although it presented an interesting premise, the Central Square show was not uniformly successful and at times evoked feelings of discomfort with its raw emotional content and powerful subject matter...
...Although “Avec Nous” had many artistically successful moments, the performance was dominated by its jarring emotional content. The show’s choreography often went unnoticed on account of the bizarre nature of some of its pieces...