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...dissecting and interpreting text. Through close reading, both of the authors’ novels and correspondences, “Anonymity” offers startling insight into the lives and psychological workings of the writers profiled. Given the academic nature of Mullan’s material, he still manages to ground his literary scholarship in a relatively accessible tone.To reduce complex literary history to straight-forward analyses, however, always carries the risk of over-simplicity. This book should be primarily read as a survey—a case study offering glimpses into the lives of the authors, and not an investigation...
...that he was pleased to participate in such a riveting new project at Arizona State University. “The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is an exciting program in which scientists and technology development people all over the country are going to gather to build something from ground up,” he said. When asked about his decision to leave Harvard for an institution that is not traditionally regarded as a strong contender in biomedical research, LaBaer said that he would rise to the occasion. “It’s precisely this that makes...
...Well, you have one minute, Winifred.”It would have been fine—his slamming the door and all—but that little porcelain canary I kept over my doorway spilled from up top and scattered the ground like your first toss of corn feed. My silk creaked as I stooped to the wreckage. The bird’s beak sat up as tall as you please in the center of its own mess.I couldn’t clean it. I’d never touched it after putting it up there so I certainly wouldn?...
...indictment. Alex de Waal, a senior fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, has argued that an indictment could derail peace negotiations and lead to reprisals against Darfur’s civilian population. But, given the failure of all previous peace negotiations and the already dire situation on the ground in Darfur, this may well be a risk worth taking...
...massacres in 2007, is in flames once again. In this South Darfur town, more than 30,000 people have been uprooted from their homes. New York Times columnist Nick Kristof has cited reports that the Sudanese government has resumed the lethal trifecta of aerial bombardment, Janjaweed militia attacks, and ground invasion that prompted the American government to deem the Darfur conflict a genocide in 2004. Yet, at this moment, a confluence of several independent events may produce a resolution that was not possible before...