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...trying moment if we remain firm in the face of cajoling and intimidation by those who know they have been exposed. Eric Orina, Secretary-General Kenya Union of Journalists Nairobi The Spirit of Survival I agree wholeheartedly with the praise bestowed upon the British by Andrew Sullivan in his Essay "The Quiet Power of the Stoic" [July 18]. The manner in which the Brits handled the tragedy was noble and inspiring. But the response of Americans, especially New Yorkers, to the events of 9/11 was equally so. While Americans may react less stoically and with more surface passion, New Yorkers...
...honor of Baldry). He recorded more than 40 albums and had a successful voice-over career, receiving a Grammy Award nomination for best spoken-word album for children for The Original Story of Winnie-the-Pooh. died. susan gordon lydon, 61, feminist writer and editor whose landmark 1970 essay for Ramparts magazine, "The Politics of Orgasm," turned a previously taboo subject into a public debate; of cancer; in Florida. She had the idea after listening to women's groups and realizing that many had faked orgasm but were afraid to discuss it. The topic, said a Ramparts editor, quickly ballooned...
...agree wholeheartedly with the praise bestowed upon the British by Andrew Sullivan in his Essay "The Quiet Power of the Stoic" [July 18]. The manner in which the Brits handled the tragedy was noble and inspiring. But the response of Americans, especially New Yorkers, to the events of 9/11 was equally so. While Americans may react less stoically and with more surface passion, New Yorkers rescued others from burning buildings, went back to work on 9/12 and spent two years digging through rubble. No act of terrorism could diminish our American spirit, nor should the world fail to recognize that...
DIED. SUSAN GORDON LYDON, 61, feminist writer and editor whose landmark 1970 essay for Ramparts magazine, "The Politics of Orgasm," turned a previously taboo subject into a public debate; of cancer; in Boca Raton, Fla. She came up with the idea after listening to women's groups and realizing that many had faked orgasm but were afraid to discuss it. The topic, said a Ramparts editor, quickly ballooned from "a giggle to a cause," and her essay became a staple of many women's studies courses...
...Hiroshima TIME & Life Photo Essay after the bomb