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...year begins.... sad self-pitying existence") have both risen to the top of boredatlamont’s "week’s best" list. Other confessions—such as "I’m so depressed…I’m useless" from Jan 3rd—are dishearteningly frequent...
...Ashley may be an extreme case; but she is a terrifying precedent. Critics note that for brain-damaged children, development can come very, very slowly - so deciding when she's only six to change a child's body irreversibly can amount to a medical form of identity theft. Frequent touch is indeed important; but is it really so much harder to hug someone who is 5'6," or bring her to the table at dinnertime? Turning people into permanent children denies them whatever subtle therapeutic benefit comes from being seen as adults. "I know they love their daughter," says Julia...
...research. She set aside a month every year to travel to Madagascar, often accompanied by her husband, whose research shifted so they could work in the same region. When the Peabody Museum at Yale was rebuilt, Richard had an office and lab installed for her use. She was a frequent attendee at what was known as the “brown beer”—a weekly gathering of biological anthropologists...
...without a deputy and other key aides for several months. Negroponte was ambassador to Baghdad in 2004 and 2005 and, before that, U.S. representative at the United Nations. He has long been associated with America's Iraq policy; as an experienced diplomat but also a hardliner, he was a frequent briefer for President Bush. "Secretary Rice has now said she wants to focus on Arab-Israel peace talks, and other pressing matters which she would not be able to without someone like Negroponte to take over Iraq policy," one high-ranking State Department veteran told TIME. "You also have...
...which to contend - roadside bombs, suicide bombers, kidnappings and, eventually, sectarian slaughter. The other reason was the televised trial of Saddam, which served as a form of group therapy, on a national scale. As they watched him in court, day after day, Iraqis grew less fearful of him. His frequent outbursts began to seem like schoolboy petulance, and when he was scolded by the judge it was as if the class bully was being sent to the corner by the headmaster. The trial reduced Saddam from an ogre to a mere mortal, then to a figure of fun and finally...