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...talking about it at Clinton's New York home before sharing a military transport plane to D.C.) Bush then traveled to ground zero in downtown Manhattan. He picked up a bullhorn, slung his arm around one rescue worker and spoke to the others--and to the world--with a grace that was both convincing and, somehow, unmistakably American. "The people who knocked down these buildings," he said, "are going to hear all of us soon." He didn't insist that he was resolute. He didn't have...
Even a careless eye will latch onto visible patriotic symbols surfacing in all the familiar places. Stars and stripes grace brick walls of campus courtyards and dangle from the windows of club buildings. In the street, pedestrians wear metallic flag pins on the lapels of their jean jackets...
Postponed after the events of last Tuesday, Malian singer-guitarist Habib Koite, and Zimbabwean superstar Thomas Mapfumo will finally grace the stage of Sanders Theatre. The two are well matched—Koite’s acoustic, blues-flecked West African themes represent a younger generation of musicians, yet one still faithful to their musical heritage. Thomas Mapfumo created his own tradition in Zimbabwe, where he is credited with originating “Chimurenga” music, the music of the Zimbabwean Liberation struggle. Recently forced to leave Zimbabwe after releasing Chimurenga Explosion last year, an album that specifically criticised...
Actually, yes. Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong would have been excellent, if somewhat predictable choices. Both have won more than Iverson, both carry themselves with classic grace and dignity. But their sports do not test the full range of what most Americans consider athleticism. They're specialists; what's more, in sports that don't say much about our national character...
After the service opened with a few minutes for silent prayer and meditation, the crowd joined in singing “Amazing Grace,” “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” The same songs could also be heard later that evening, during another vigil outside Adams House...