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...lent the material if the Taiwan government hadn't wanted to stick a finger up Beijing's nostril.) However, Taiwanese cultural nationalists have denounced the loan as a cynical game with irreplaceable national symbols whose meaning cannot in any case be appreciated by the round-eyed barbarians who will flock to the Met to see them. Many Taiwanese regard any American opening to Beijing as betrayal; at the same time, they tend to see themselves, through Taiwan's ownership of the imperial collections, as the true preservers of traditional Chinese art, even though not much art of significance was actually...
...economics, draining dollars from restaurants and shops, spurring crimes such as burglary and embezzlement, preying on the poor who wager a bigger proportion of their income and tempting addicts who are expensive to treat. Too cowardly to raise taxes or cut spending, politicians, he charges, are "fleecing their flock by escorting gambling into their states...
Apparently, there was at first hope that the pigeons had been taken by some poor lad who desperately wanted to race pigeons but lacked the wherewithal to buy his own flock. Alfie was able to imagine the Trafalgar Square pigeons soaring gracefully over the Somerset moors or being pampered by a kindly pigeon fancier like that nice detective on NYPD Blue...
...Mealtime Messiah' will soon be leaving his flock...
Harvard's ivy-lined brick edifices and quaint landmarks often present a facade of tranquility. The tourists who flock to the Yard in droves probably assume that this campus is quiet and safe. However, most Harvard students are aware that their campus is not immune to violent crime. Over the past few months, a series of break-ins in Matthews Hall and an assault and attempted rape near Adams House have dramatized just how dangerous Harvard can be. Criminals are roaming the streets of Cambridge, and they see Harvard students as easy prey. There are many precautions that students...