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President Bush had jokingly promised a Washington audience that he wouldn?t wear a Speedo bathing suit during his summit in Cancun, but he was spotted in shorts and a T-shirt after a lunchtime workout at his seaside hotel. He gave White House stenographer Ellen Eckert a hearty, sweaty hug. He was clearly enjoying the break between two of his least favorite activities - sightseeing and chaotic international conclaves. Bush, changing the black Cadillac limousine that had picked him up at the Cancun airport for a hearty black Suburban with the Presidential seal on the side, had spent his Thursday...
...Notes from the Midlife Underground by Twenty-Five Women Over Forty (Doubleday) takes on myths of maturing women with an impressive roster of writers. Joyce Maynard explores middle-aged dating: "The higher the income a man reports, the more likely he is to set his sights on younger women." Ellen Sussman meditates on the joys of sex: "I love sex. I love middle-age sex. I love married sex. I'm almost 50, and I've never felt sexier. But damn, it took a long time to get here." Lolly Winston shares her personal experience with in vitro fertilization...
...forced into exile in 2003 as part of a deal to end Liberia's civil war but is said to have breached the terms by meddling in Liberian politics. A war-crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone accuses him of fueling a civil war in that country. Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has said she will send Taylor to Sierra Leone...
...Face and Bread's truly horrible AM-radio hit If from years of accumulated treacle by tinkling out the barest hint of melody, confidently letting each note float around until it resolves itself in your head. He's equally adept at spelling his minimalism with funk on the original Ellen's Song, and closes with a solo version of Lord, I Give Myself to You, in which he harmonizes with himself in glorious fashion...
...Both directors and actors are to be commended for their ability to walk the fine line between zaniness and implausibility. Particularly arresting were Michael R. Von Korff ’07’s wacky performance as a madcap duck enthusiast in “Duck” and Ellen C. Quigley ’07’s mercurial shifts in emotional expression as the cagey, egotistical Jen in “The Lifeboat is Sinking.” Carolyn A. McCandlish ’07 is also to be praised for her acting range, playing both the titular...