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...Orthodox Jews slitting the throat of an Arab boy, pouring his blood into a basin, and making Passover matzah that they boast tastes much better than the ordinary kind. Why does our media repeat and recreate these anti-Semitic images, even as we object to anything that touches Muslim honor? Why are we fed this scummy hatred of Jews instead of being encouraged to visit Israel and to study Hebrew?And then there’s Iran, not Arab but Muslim, hence not included in the above statistic (613,660 square miles, population over 65 million). Why does our leader...

Author: By Ruth R. Wisse | Title: How Much Land is Enough? | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...camera awkwardly zooms in on an unsuspecting partygoer, cutting off much of the action onstage. Two drinks if the person appears to have no idea he or she is on camera. 6. For any moment of ethnic profiling—naturally, all Chinese people dance with fans. 7. In honor of phallic imagery, drink whenever any male character uses a stick horse with gusto. 8. Drown the self-pity when you realize that Kirkland’s daily caloric intake is likely less than the popcorn you’ve just taken out of the microwave. This is especially evident...

Author: By Mollie K. Wright, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SCREENSHOTS: The Nutcracker | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...back of the head. She shook it off and even finished the game. "I just thought I'd have a headache for a day or two," Anson, now 17, says. Instead, she started showing symptoms of a concussion: lack of concentration, bad balance, delayed reactions. Soon the onetime honor student could read at only a third-grade level. After a year of intensive neurological therapy, she finally recovered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Head Games | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

Raise your hand if you knew that Mitt Romney's given name was actually Willard Milton. Anyone? Both names honor men close to Romney's father, former Michigan Governor George W. Romney. Mitt--short for Milton--comes from a cousin who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to '29. And Willard is derived from the elder Romney's close friend and fellow Mormon J. Willard Marriott, who founded the eponymous hotel chain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...nearly out of gas and he knew he could not make it back to base. He swam eight miles to an island, where one indigenous tribe traded him to another--which helped ferry him to safety--for a 10-lb. sack of rice. DeBlanc was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart and other decorations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

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