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...circle. This leads to the most horrifying sequence in the film: Magda Goebbels, wife of the notorious Propaganda Minister, poisoning all six of her children because she does not want them to grow up in a world without National Socialism. This act, a blend of romantic and ideological fervor, is almost unbearable to witness. But it stresses what this riveting film most wants to say: that perversion is well within human possibility, especially among those possessing absolute power. --By Richard Schickel
...With a fervor not often, or ever, seen in the campus dining halls, Harvard student athletes scarfed down boxes upon boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts last night at Athletes in Action (AIA)’s third annual Krispy Kreme Eating Competition...
...urged those at the speech to “reclaim the language of passion and emotion from the religious right” and integrate the intellectual spirit of humanism and secularism with the fervor of the opposition...
...imperfect or unjust, we implicitly blame people who are a part of it. Suddenly their preppiness transforms itself into a horrible moral fault and they aren’t just preppy—they’re callous and ambitious, cynical and manipulative. In my twisted logic and progressive fervor they become little Nixons instead of the hard-working, idealistic people they...
Another informational video advertised further innovation driven by this same use of technology for mobilizing political fervor. One tech company, under the Institute for Applied Autonomy, developed text messaging software designed to send mass text messages to many people at once. The concept is that demonstrators can more quickly organize in an urban setting if they are in contact via text message...