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...Spielberg's Schindler's List, the other for Allen's Shadows and Fog. I look at them to remind myself of the hope and magic that great directors can bring to an audience. Regina Morin San Diego Showing Gays the Door My thanks to Andrew Sullivan for his thoughtful essay, "The Vatican's New Stereotype," on the Roman Catholic Church's new rules barring gays from the priesthood [Dec. 12]. He expressed so well how I have been feeling - like an outsider in the church that was my home for 67 years. Although I have at times disagreed with church...
...thanks to Andrew Sullivan for his thoughtful essay, "The Vatican's New Stereotype," on the Roman Catholic Church's new rules barring gays from the priesthood [Dec. 12]. He expressed so well how I have been feeling--like an outsider in the church that was my home for 67 years. Although I have at times disagreed with church teachings, I have always felt like part of the fold. But the new exclusion cuts me to the core. I don't recognize Jesus in the new rules. It is more than a homosexual issue; it wounds my heart, which is aching...
...tiny hinges. Sidey brought the best of what the U.S. stands for to those of us who are not American. We shall miss him deeply. Derick Bingham Belfast, Northern Ireland You can read a selection of Sidey's columns at time.com/sidey. Balance of Power Simon Robinson's essay "Africa's Game of Follow the Leader" [Dec. 5] made the case that Africa needs strong institutions - parliament, the judicial system and the press - to hold leaders in check. African voters must therefore choose good leaders on the basis of competence, not tribal lines, religion or other factors. I'm looking...
...family. To which Haneke says, Look closer. The Austrian director, now working in France, ranks as Europe?s most provocative film prankster. And his new work, which swept the European Film Awards (Best Picture, Actor, Director and Editing) this month, is both an exercise in motal suspense and an essay on the complicity between those who create disturbing images (moviemakers) and those who take pleasure from looking at them (us). Georges is not as blameless as he seems; his long-suppressed memories of an incident from his youth lead him into a labyrinth of personal and political guilt...
...those who really like to keep their finger on the pulse of the student body, there is an “Endpaper” at the back of each issue. This is essentially a personal essay in which students describe how ostensibly lame and depressing their lives are and then try to flip the script and claim that they are perfectly content. They generally achieve this effect through flowery prose, self-delusion, and false claims that they “go into Boston a lot.” In other words, if you’re thinking of killing yourself...