Word: graphically
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...seen footage of the bodies of Iraqi children who had the misfortune of coming between a bomb and its target. Look closely at American complaints about al-Jazeera, and you will find that most objections are not about inaccurate reporting or unfairness, but rather about editorial decisions to show graphic photos—images which American journalists are either reluctant to show or unable to obtain. Last week’s photos are America’s first taste of what scholars describe as “The al-Jazeera Effect” whenever some well-intentioned American reporter asks...
...contextualizing, apologies, reprimands or school-painting can reverse. No ad agency could have produced a more effective al-Qaeda recruitment tool: Bin Laden's movement presents its goal as the redemption of Muslim honor which has been "prostituted" before the West by "apostate" pro-U.S. regimes. Scenes of graphic humiliation of Muslims by American soldiers - women mocking the genitalia of naked men - will reinforce the appeal among the shamed young men of the Arab world of the extremists' message that violence against America as the path of Muslim redemption. And it's worth noting that even before the pictures...
...fatal case of tuberculosis, and during his convalescence he developed a taste for literature and addictions?later kicked?to alcohol and morphine. His 1964 novel Last Exit drew critical praise for its realistic portrayal of doomed prostitutes, dejected transvestites and predatory ex-cons, and was also scorned for its graphic depictions of rape, beatings and drug abuse. (TIME called it a "dirty book.") The work was the subject of obscenity trials in the U.S. and Britain, although both cases were eventually thrown out. "I knew these people," he told the New York Times, describing his characters. "How can anybody look...
...weeks ago I discovered a rather “special” LiveJournal community of music fans. LiveJournal is an online network of bloggers who often write personal journal entries, do impressive graphic design and take mediocre digital photographs. Like all gatherings of real people on the internet, the site is prone to melodrama and inflated self-worth...
Moving towards the end, the letters “X” and “Z” provide some of the most obscure and amusing entries in the book. The X-Cage was a locked repository for particularly salacious and graphic works, formerly located in Widener but since moved to the Harvard Depository in Southborough...