Word: flaw
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Perhaps the most tragic flaw in the current manifestation of Coming Out Day is that we are putting words in closeted students' mouths. Ironically, though, these students haven't even spoken, yet. They may not yet be ready to speak, yet we attempt to lure them out of the closet with posters that portray lesbian sex and read: "We don't enjoy cock at all." And then, to make matters worse, we claim to be speaking for them, to be representing those who cannot represent themselves. Such paternalism is, again, harmful; speaking for closeted students who are not yet prepared...
...Mumford, writer/director/producer Lawrence Kasdan attempts to tell the tale of Doctor Mumford (Loren Dean) and the wide variety of patients and personas that he encounters through his small town practice. The dominant flaw of the film is Kasdan's unparalleled ability to get sidetracked. Perhaps he was distracted by episodes of America's Most Wanted, perhaps by cheesy soap operas, or maybe even by an episode of Judge Judy. The only word that sufficiently describes the plot of Mumford, and I'll I say it three times, is random, random, random...
...know? Well, it's actually because of Talk's major flaw--it's favorite subject to talk about is, well, itself. The party is featured in an eight-page spread toward the front of the second issue. (You get to it after wading through roughly 40 pages of advertisements.) The running commentary alongside the photos talks about how much the people in the pictures are enjoying themselves. One person who really looks to be enjoying himself is Henry Kissinger. He's talking with Kate Moss. Another great meeting of the minds...
Congress has an opportunity this fall to correct a cancerous flaw in our political system, as it debates the Shays-Meehan and McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bills. As of late last night, several dangerous amendments to the House bill had been killed, and the bill appeared to be headed towards passage. As unregulated donations continue to flow into party coffers for the 2000 elections, it is vital that the members of Congress resist the obstructionist tactics of the GOP leadership and prevent the political process from becoming a system of legalized bribery...
...thing you can?t look at is how the schools move from year-to-year ?- because the criteria change, it?s like apples and oranges," says TIME education reporter Jilian Kasky. "Things in schools don?t change that quickly." Another flaw, she says, is inherent: A college can?t just be good ?- it has to be good for you. "There?s just no way to objectively rank a college. You have these 16- and 17-year-olds and their parents obsessing over these ratings, and making bad decisions based on a number." Tech-heavy schools like Cal-Tech moved...