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...many, because no one bothered to count either the living or the dead; the whites were engaged in the more important task, as the history books used to say, of "nation building." By the end of the 19th century it was assumed that the natives would soon be extinct, and the whites' only task was "to smooth the dying pillow...
...presidents framed the proceedings in a mute, touching way. George Bush the Elder acted the proud, mellow father in a non-speaking part. Ronald Reagan could not come to Philadelphia, for melancholy reasons. Gerald Ford had a stroke in the midst of the convention. Extinct volcanoes. One generation passeth away. George and Laura Bush made much of their daughters' going off to college, which is, so to speak, where the boomers came in and the movie began. So the generational cycle is, belatedly but convincingly, accomplished...
...time for people to go on vacation--if they are going into nature--with a certain amount of humility. The virtue of humility, like silence, is nearly extinct. But humility, if you see what I mean, opens doors. Noise destroys everything. Noise is an idiot...
...card datum 27. Miller's __ from the Bridge 28. China has tentatively agreed to lend two to the National Zoo 29. 32-Across, to Birch 30. Nullify 31. They've announced that they'll stop rewarding or fining HMO doctors 32. Fall back 33. Pokes fun at 35. Extinct kin of the kiwi 37. The People's Court figure 38. "Very funny!" 41. Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century 43. __ out (relax) Can't wait till next week for this week's answers? Visit our website at time.com...
...Among their descendents in today’s fast-paced urban Boston, the old ways, though not entirely extinct, are fast fading. “Lifestyles have changed,” says Robert Minturn ’61, a member of the Somerset Club. “Young people work-they have a sandwich at their desk and then go to the gym for 40 minutes. They won’t spend an hour and a half at the Somerset in the middle of the day.” Even the older crowd is more likely to power-lunch...