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...Watkins says he is not concerned about the possible repercussions of his dissent on future job prospects...
...dissent, Justice Martha Sosman pointed out that even if Massachusetts allowed gay marriages, those marriages would still not be fully equal since "differences in Federal law and the law of other States will frustrate the goal of complete equality." What she meant is that even after Zach and Brad marry in Massachusetts, the couple will not be married in, say, Alaska, which has a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages. (In all, 39 states have laws or amendments restricting marriage to straight couples.) What's more, the couple will not be married in the eyes of the Federal Government, which...
...Such dissent fails to dampen the ardor of Schnabel's devotees, or the artist himself. At an opening-night gala, Schnabel complained that "there are so few people interested in art that it's our responsibility to talk it up." He protested that "painting is not Internet friendly. But painting will hold together long after your computers are broken, because of its soul." And he announced, "This is a jungle painting," standing in front of Apathy, an immense 8-m by 6-m work showing a skeletal centaur-like figure leaping across a grease-streaked backdrop...
...while Bennett’s exact numbers appear dubious—the top fund manager at HMC received $35.1 million last fiscal year—his dissent joins those of other vocal donors who have questioned the HMC salaries...
...society. It parallels the Bush administration’s general approach to the media, which includes a sense of entitlement and contempt—an attitude which is echoed regularly in the White House’s theatrical misinformation campaigns and denunciations of “unpatriotic” dissent...