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Move over, Fox Mulder. Here comes Thierry Meyssan. Like the unrelenting FBI hero of the popular X-Files TV series, Meyssan is a player in the conspiracy business. But in contrast to the fictional Mulder's quest for the truth about extraterrestrials, Meyssan's campaign has attracted audiences with a singularly despicable suggestion: that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 were carried out by U.S. government officials as part of a murderous economic and military plot...
...contrast to the heavyweights, the Harvard lightweights, despite being the defending national champions, are decided underdogs this weekend. But the Crimson will be able to rely on its full complement of rowers—including Todd, who competed in last summer’s FISA World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland—for the first time this season in its quest to upset No. 1 Yale...
...course what really separates "King" from other biographies is that Anderson literally drew it out. For the most part the book has been rendered in very high-contrast black and white - a fascinating choice given the subject. When not cast in nearly complete shadow, characters look as though brightly lit from one direction, horror-movie style. Features get flattened, and more importantly, skin tone vanishes. For better or worse this makes it difficult to distinguish between characters, black or white. Arguably this lack of shading also counters the book's themes of moral shading. But then, just discussing the graphics...
TIME: The new approach is a complete contrast to your father's style. . MICHELIN: It has been a very gradual transition. It's the very opposite of a rupture or revolution and in no way alters our focus on quality, research and development and the long-term management of the company dedicated to customers and workers. I inherited those qualities from my father. They're part of the genetic makeup of the company. Read a longer version of this interview on TIMEeurope.com
...Bears were riding a 16-match winning streak since March and were ranked No. 6 in the 64-team tourney and No. 4 nationally. Harvard, in contrast, was unseeded in the tournament and carried a No. 33 national ranking...