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...danger in this distaste for ambition is illustrated, of course, by the results of the November election. In Henry James’ The Princess Cassamassima, one of the characters notes airily, “Oh, if one wants anything very much it is sure to be difficult.” If we revile those who want something very much, we end up stuck with the unambitious. We end up with leaders for whom it has not been difficult. This is problematic...
With the other eight contests decided and the score knotted at 4-4, Gertler found himself down 2-1 and in danger of dropping the crucial ninth match. But the freshman battled back and took the final two frames to keep the Crimson undefeated in the Ivy League and on track to its second-straight Ivy title...
Love makes the world go round, but it can also send drama spiraling right down the drain. The recollection of someone loved too well and too uncritically can bury a filmed memoir in Hallmark emotion. Writer-actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson courts this danger in the autobiographical Lackawanna Blues (HBO, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. E.T.) and escapes--barely...
...It’s nice to know that the younger guys are ready to step into the lineup,” Chu said, remarking that the continuous danger of injury to any player necessitates a lineup with plenty of depth...
...momentum is building for stricter laws because police officers across rural America are fed up with the time, money and danger involved in dismantling meth labs hidden in remote farms and forests. Originally popular with motorcycle gangs and long-haul truckers, the drug--which is smoked, snorted or injected--can be cooked up in a few hours from a combination of over-the-counter drugs, rubbing alcohol, fertilizers and other chemicals with recipes found on the Internet. Although an estimated three-quarters of the meth used in the U.S. is smuggled in by Mexican gangs, more than 8,500 domestic...