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...someone said in class the other day, “terrorism is the new communism,” the rest follows neatly: coming out of Washington are “Red Alerts” and “Freedom Fries,” while coming out of us is grim humor and heavy irony. Meanwhile our freedom endures a precipitous rise in CIA funding and the renewed persecution of left-wing groups. A thin pretext for attacking a maligned third-world country is in its refining stages and may be ready for use by the end of the month...
...Beyond the terrifying sketch-artist renderings of anonymous kidnappers, there is the grim reality of family abductors, who make up the vast majority of kidnapping offenders...
...certainly hasn't been a breeze for the airlines lately. But things could get a whole lot worse. Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 11th), the Air Transport Association, a powerful Washington lobbying arm of the major U.S. airlines, will release a grim report on the industry - and the prospects for an even darker future. TIME has obtained a copy of the 34-page report, "Airlines in Crisis: The Perfect Economic Storm," which lays out four bleak scenarios for the industry...
...grim Cambridge weather and an onslaught of schoolwork and activities can suck the zest out of just about anybody. Some respond by simply cutting out the “extras,” grooming and pampering being among them. Others resolutely refuse to give up their self-indulgence, becoming spoiled princesses with a vengeance. Admire these glimmering creatures: being a princess takes time and effort and they’ve spent semesters honing their skills and choosing their gurus. FM assembled a panel of experts to help you skip trial and error and go straight to the royal treatment...
...This is already a pretty grim time and people could really use a laugh at this point,” Greene said. “The play is funny and sexy, and sex sells...