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...same time, he gives short shrift to the spread of Islamic fundamentalism and the resurgence of nationalism, seemingly because neither phenomenon fits his paradoxical thesis that mankind is entering a state of grace and risking terminal boredom. To cope with the awkward fact that the red star still flies over the head of 1.2 billion Chinese, he argues that the Beijing regime no longer qualifies as totalitarian; it "has become just another Asian authoritarian state." This distinction would not impress the victims of Tiananmen...
...generation, seeking economic advantage, especially with a branch of the family that has immigrated to the U.S. and prospered, has preferred to deny history's impact on their lives. It is touching to watch a bond being created between wise age and innocent youth and wonderful to experience the grace of Kurosawa's art as he explores, with a new simplicity, one of his preoccupying themes: man's inability to control, or even think coherently about, the mighty historical forces he so often and carelessly unleashes...
BARBARA BUSH: For grace and good humor that defused a frightening situation. Anyone who doubted that the President was all right was immediately reassured by Mrs. Bush's decision to stay at the dinner when he had to leave...
...pandering to domestic politics, Bush diminishes his nation, his office and himself. He betrays a weakness of character -- a lack of grace, and guts, under pressure. His campaign for re-election hasn't even got tough. So far he faces opposition from a conservative pundit and TV talking head who has never run for dogcatcher, a former Nazi and Ku Klux Klan Pooh-Bah who was recently rejected by the good people of Louisiana, and a Democratic field that has yet to close ranks behind a compelling candidate or a coherent platform. Yet already Bush is running scared. Even when...
...ride free in the wind," said Busey. "If you don't wear a helmet, you're not playing with a full deck." In Los Angeles, at least, bikers will have time to adjust. The sheriff's department says it will start enforcing the law after a 15-day grace period. Then it will no longer be legal for cyclists to feel the wind in their hair...