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...last possible moment.These little moments of narrative sadism are not without their own kind of generosity. “Sweeney Todd” is a ferociously angry work of art that imagines the world as a place where, as Sweeney sings, “We all deserve to die.” What’s so wonderful is that the play wants to open up your senses before doing you in.—Reviewer Richard S. Beck can be reached at rbeck@fas.harvard.edu...
...title of Atomized in the U.K.), for example, Houellebecq portrays his mother as so self-centered and infatuated with her own rootless, irresponsible hippie credo that she abandoned him in order to be able to travel and explore new experiences at will. Similarly, in his 2005 essay To Die, Houellebecq blames his "fundamental psychological fissure" on having been left by Ceccaldi at the age of five on to be raised by his grandmother...
...SHARKS 1 in 280 million Odds of being killed by a shark. About six people die in shark attacks annually; this year's count includes amateur triathlete David Martin, 66, who was attacked by a great white near San Diego on April 25 26 million Number of sharks killed annually by humans...
...much if tens of millions of Indians weren't already so sick. Part of the problem is the lack of infrastructure - not fancy hospitals or equipment but basic services such as clean water, a functioning sewage system, power. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 900,000 Indians die every year from drinking bad water and breathing bad air. The Indian government says that 55% of households have no toilet facilities. Many cities lack sewers. The missing infrastructure is not unique to India. Parts of Africa face similar underdevelopment. But some public-health experts believe that India's massive...
...million Odds of being killed by a shark. About six people die in shark attacks annually; this year's count includes amateur triathlete David Martin, 66, who was attacked by a great white near San Diego on April...