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...novelist Jack Kerouac (a beatnik), a hero of the heroine who turns out to be quite spacey herself; a pun is also intended since sputnik in Russian means "fellow traveler." Sumire, a compulsive wanna-be writer, is loved by a young male teacher but she herself has an unrequited crush on an older woman. On a trip to a Greek island with her "girlfriend," the sapphic Sumire disappears "just like smoke." And what has started out as a boy-loves-girl-loves-girl love story winds up as nothing but a shaggy ghost tale. No explanation is given for Sumire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking Credit Offshore | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...just Alliance soldiers who welcomed a change. One month into the conflict, the U.S. war effort is under siege from a global chorus of critics-chiming in everywhere from the streets of Quetta to the hallways of Congress-who say the campaign to crush the Taliban and seize Osama bin Laden is hurtling toward either humiliating defeat or inescapable quagmire; that U.S. bombs are doing either too much damage, not enough or both at the same time; and that the U.S. had better produce some "wins" soon, before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan (which begins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: The War Escalates | 11/4/2001 | See Source »

Today, we must, in the spirit of an innocent holiday, lift the burden of Sept. 11 from our collective consciences. Halloween this year provides us with a unique opportunity—the chance to show terrorists that they will not crush America’s enthusiasm for having...

Author: By Luke Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Halloween After Sept. 11 | 10/31/2001 | See Source »

...Pacific Economic Cooperation summit--that's the one that usually ends with a picture of leaders wearing identical silly shirts--he could feel delighted with five weeks of American diplomacy. After Sept. 11, many of those with whom Washington has had prickly relations melted like a cheerleader with a crush on the quarterback. Russia made a strategic choice to throw in its lot with the West. The government of Pakistan, a nuisance for a decade, acceded to pretty much all of Washington's demands. Iran--cautiously, to be sure--signaled a greater degree of support for American positions than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits Of Unity | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...Crimson answered right back, tallying two quick goals to crush any hope of an upset...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Soccer Annihilates Terriers | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

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