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...communities and eliminate their popular support. To win Muslim hearts and minds, we must regain the moral high ground. Over the past five years, we have sunk to the level of our antagonists. Our actions have driven moderate Muslims to become supporters of extremists and created a seemingly endless supply of terrorist recruits. We must begin to reverse this course by adhering to the rules on prisoner treatment in the Geneva Conventions. J. William Vega Corrales, New Mexico, U.S. Internet Idiocy Book reviewer Lev Grossman's essay about his feud with a blogging critic initially made me think, Great...
...deal was done, but Grisham's troubles had just begun. Williamson's story just wasn't shaped like a Grisham novel. Structure and pacing were exactly what Ron Williamson couldn't do. He spent years frittering away time, drifting in and out of institutions, going through endless trials and appeals, and rotting in jail. And he didn't always act like a hero. He wasn't relatable. "That was the hardest part," Grisham says. "I mean, when you're writing a novel, you want people to love your hero on Page One! With Ron--I mean, he's a cocky...
...renowned scholar on the African diaspora attributed the timelessness of Jimi Hendrix’s music to his ability to resonate with multi-generational audiences in a lecture held in the Barker Center yesterday. As “an endless improvisor of tradition,” Hendrix was “prepared to lose his identity to find it,” Giddens Professor in Social Theory at the London School of Economics Paul Gilroy said of the cultural icon and his creativity. Hendrix’s innovation is largely responsible for the timelessness of his music, Gilroy said. Following...
With online filing deadlines and mandatory meetings and seemingly endless amounts of schmoozing events, the process can be a time crunch for already too-busy seniors. “It’s a rough experience,” says Wojtek Kubik ’07, an economics concentrator in Quincy House. “It’s ridiculously hectic when you’re trying to handle classes—essentially it’s like taking another two classes...
...because Williams’ method is qualitative and his case simple, the book strains to reach 200 pages while staying fresh—the most recurring flaw is the endless repetition, much of which is because Williams quotes Cosby ad nauseum. The first and last chapters are largely dedicated to the comedian, and in every chapter in between, Cosby is worked into the introduction and conclusion. The book often reads alternatively as an extended transcript of Cosby’s speeches and an attorney’s brief defending the comedian...