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...Holocaust, was "part of the Wehrmacht (German Army) and thus deserves all the honor and respect of the army in public life." In interviews, including with TIME, the blue-eyed lawyer adamantly denied any sympathy with Hitler's ideas and said that his comments had been taken out of context. But critics suspected him of consciously courting an older generation of ex- Nazis in Austria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joerg Haider's Troubled Legacy | 10/11/2008 | See Source »

...individuals most concerned about what other people think of them on the issue of race will be the most colorblind in their interactions,” he said. “This is the behavior that makes them look more prejudiced in the eyes of black observers when the context of race is relevant.” Apfelbaum pointed out that the researchers are still studying how individuals can best handle the topic of race in social settings without appearing prejudiced. “Sweeping race under the rug is not an effective strategy,” Apfelbaum said...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Study: Younger Children Better At Talking Race | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...inside out. For Wood, Henry James’s description of a cigar’s “red tip” seen through a window is not the point of departure for endless interpretation, but rather a way of connecting his fictional world to reality.Viewed in context, this cigar has no explicit connection to the thread of James’s “The Aspern Papers;” its inclusion, to the stingy reader, may seem superfluous and irrelevant. But a writer who wishes to create realism and truth does not stick only to necessary details...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'How Fiction Works' Works Just Fine, Thank You | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...Express” iterate this sequence not only in the overarching narrative, but in smaller, similarly predictable subplots that seem to start and end every 20 minutes. To their credit, Fleder and Leavitt do an admirable job of situating Davis’s plight within the context of a racially fraught era and the accompanying civil rights movement. Yet even this element feels derivative—with its ethic of racial harmony by virtue of athletic success, “The Express” calls to mind “Remember the Titans” more than it ought to.Still...

Author: By Alec N. Halaby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'The Express' | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...those of Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley—along with equally relevant and macabre side trips. Amidst the American historical non sequiturs for which she seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge, Vowell keeps her attention fixed on each assassination’s social and political context, all filtered through a self-conscious awareness of the present. Not to mention, it was very funny.“The Wordy Shipmates” takes the most engaging aspects of that book—its dry, biting wit; its playful narrative; and, most importantly, its passion for history?...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Vowell Discovers Timeless Humor in U.S. History | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

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