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...into his steady, lustrous stream of consciousness. At one point, trying to muster sympathy for Sylvia's addiction, he recollects his own druggy days. "For a moment, I recall those spectacular arcs of time when I was the solitary pinprick of sensation in the whole wide world, the one heroic lawbreaker in our dutiful universe...
...heroic world of disaster relief, public-health workers are the plumbers. But their line of unglamorous pipe work has saved an untold number of lives. The waves that destroyed entire towns also fractured sewage pipes and fouled drinking water wells, leaving the water supply of tsunami-affected areas contaminated with seawater, garbage and human waste. The first order of business was to ensure a steady supply of clean drinking water, at least 18 liters a day per person, and to create a passable sanitation system?building latrines away from refugee camps, and promoting proper hygiene among survivors?to prevent illnesses...
...Better Than Nothing In his essay "Do They Know It's Simplistic?" [Dec. 6], Simon Robinson objects to the remake of the Band Aid song Do They Know It's Christmas? because it "reinforces the popular impression that all Africans are starving as they wait for heroic Westerners to come and save them." He notes that most Africans are not starving and that democracy has begun to take hold. I agree with Robinson's point that the song draws an out-of-date picture of Africa, but in a time when egoism has become a new lifestyle, we should acknowledge...
...heroic act of efiance to a youth-obsessed culture that Clint Eastwood continues to star in and direct movies, let alone that he often does both with such artistic economy and so little sweat. At 74, he has fashioned one of his richest and sneakiest fables: a boxing tale that screenwriter Paul Haggis based on the stories of F.X. Toole, a former ringside "cut man." That was the trade of Frankie Dunn (Eastwood), who with his pal Eddie (Morgan Freeman) now runs a gym for boxing hopefuls, most without a hope. The longest shot is Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank...
...commentary "Do They Know It's Simplistic?" [Dec. 13], Simon Robinson criticizes the remake of the Band Aid song Do They Know It's Christmas? Robinson objects to the song because it "reinforces the popular impression that all Africans are starving as they wait for heroic Westerners to come and save them." He notes that most Africans are not starving and that democracy has begun to take hold. I agree with Robinson's point that the song draws an out-of-date picture of Africa, but in a time when egoism has become a new lifestyle, we should acknowledge every...