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Counterterrorism officials stress that there is no immediate evidence pointing to any of these groups. But the Cole attack would have been a feather in the cap of any of them. Now, the U.S. must be worried that they are after even bloodier decoration. --By Massimo Calabresi
...live-in caretaker for a little boy who, like Zachary, suffered from an autism-related disorder. He loved dresses, jewelry, feather boas, glitter makeup and other things considered "feminine." Still, his parents and I were careful not to assign a gender to his activities, as he had not yet done so himself. I only hope Zachary wasn't rushed into his decision by parents who seem to have numerous other issues of their own they need to deal with first. SARA SCHROEDER Newton, Mass...
...that by knowing who you are and kidding around about it. He admits he's a regular guy who likes to get his sleep, unlike those macho types boasting how they get by on four hours a night. Disarmingly, he once allowed as how he missed his bed, his feather pillow (he carries one with him), his dog Spot and his cat Ernie. For all his jokes about suffering, he campaigns at what must be the most leisurely pace since Eisenhower. Two events a day is not uncommon. On July 13 Bush left Austin, Texas, at 8:30 a.m., gave...
...then there's the girl with the shuttlecock, that magical little refugee from a Piero della Francesca, all inwardness as she contemplates the sneak serve she is about to make. The painting's visual rhymes are delicious. Each feather of the shuttlecock, for instance, repeats some element of her appearance. White feathers repeat the white of her apron; a blue feather picks up the blue of her ribbon; a pink feather, the color of her cheek. It is as perfectly made as any sonnet. It makes you realize what rewards can flow from Chardin's desire to link the appearance...
...like breaking a butterfly on a wheel. Even more disturbing is the unduly harsh attack on Branagh. In a time when filmmakers rely increasingly on technological tricks, Branagh tells a story with clarity and poetic imagery. Love's Labour's Lost, his riskiest venture yet, floats like a feather on a summer breeze. VIRGINIA WILHELM New York City...