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...ruler's strong profile, adorned by an incredibly ornate hat. Next to the Italian woodcutting are several engravings by the German artist Melchior Lorichs, who lived in the Ottoman court. Like the Italian piece, Lorichs' works show the monarch surrounded by temporal and religious glory. He appears to be grim and strong-willed; in "Suleyman I with a View of Sueymaniye Mosque," the regent stands to the side of an arch which looks over the elaborate Mosque established by Suleyman for his people. Above the arch the name of Allah is inscribed in a testament to the fact that even...
...President's ready availability and scattershot energies have boosted his popularity, but he has been slow to identify priorities and has bungled the delivery of his message. -- Computer espionage causes chills at the Pentagon. -- An explosion in San Diego raises the grim possibility of foreign terrorism in the U.S. -- A new wave of Irish immigrants is showing its muscle...
America was to maintain an uneasy neutrality for nearly two more years, but Hollywood, that faithful mirror, soon reflected the grim reality of 1940. Never again was it to have the brash confidence and high spirits of that year of genius and glitter...
...grim trade in living people's kidneys would not be necessary if more people would voluntarily offer their kidneys (and other organs) when they die. Another socialist philosopher, Richard Titmuss, wrote a famous book two decades ago called The Gift Relationship, extolling the virtues of donated blood over purchased blood and, by extension, the superiority of sharing over commerce. Whatever you may think of Titmuss's larger point, the appeal of the blood-donor system as a small testament to our shared humanity is undeniable. Perhaps we should do more to encourage organ donation at death for the same reason...
...memory of Officer Byrne, and of the thousands of police officers who lined the streets for his funeral procession, was brought back into grim focus by the trial of his alleged murderers. His fellow police officers wanted not only to honor him, but also to reveal their own growing frustrations about the crack epidemic plaguing our inner cities...