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...river's fate became a national election issue. When Labor won federal office in 1983 it kept its election promise to stop the project, despite court challenges from the Tasmanian government. "A brown ditch, leech-ridden and unattractive to the majority of people," is how Liberal premier Robin Gray infamously described it then; the wires are the first relic we'll see of his thwarted dream. Gray must never have seen the Irenabyss. The still corridor of water twists between high walls of speckled rock, the roar of the rapids lost behind us. Extraordinarily sharp reflections look etched...
...with reality. At one point Alex flirts with a boy who turns out to be a girl but who says she isn't. Who knows the truth? But in the end, suggest the book, does it matter? Even the illustrations by Ted Naifeh, using an unusual palette of black, gray and bronze, strike a harmonic discord between the gay fetishising of beautiful bodies and costumes with the straight pulp illustration of people shooting up and fooling around. Defying the conventions of "positive" gay literature for something much less correct and therefore more interesting, "How Loathsome" echoes the drug-influenced, hallucinatory...
...sure, many Americans feel safer knowing that the commander in chief sees the world as you do—even those whose worldviews contain shades of gray. I know this because I have spoken with many of them, some of whom are close friends and family members. Many are Jews who have grown frustrated at the steady stream of terrorism in Israel. Others are New Yorkers, who witnessed first-hand the slaughtering of innocent fellow citizens. Still others, knowing nothing of terrorism beyond what they’ve seen on TV, look to someone (anyone) resembling a strong leader...
...George W. Bush did about dealing with a perceived terrorist threat from Iraq, it is probable that the risk would have been properly evaluated and mitigated with the cooperation of the world community. Jane Mulcaster San Jose, California, U.S. Your article stated that Kerry "deals in shades of gray, which means reaching a decision can be a long and winding road." Unfortunately, Kerry's winding road contains so many hairpin turns - his flip-flops - that he does not inspire confidence. Richard L. Johnson College Station, Texas, U.S. I wasn't going to vote for Kerry because of his reputation...
...Gray-haired assassin TOM CRUISE takes JAMIE FOXX'S cab on an ever worsening ride through Los Angeles in the newly opened Collateral. Maybe now hacks will start steering clear of white guys in suits...