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...DuBois, intellectual and freedom fighter, had the blood of two continents in his veins—it would be naïve to ignore the weighty significance of the truth: that many black political “firsts” in America, such as Marshall, have been light-skinned mulattoes, like Obama...

Author: By Jonathan D. Farley | Title: The New Black Politics | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...river itself. Its accordion-like façade, constructed of movable glass panels, ebbs and flows with the rhythm of the water, thanks to a meteorological sensor on the hotel's roof. Decorated with images of life on the riverbank - crabs, snails and aluminum cans - the exterior panels light up at night, adding a touch of modernity to the historic riverside where 18th century Habsburg architecture prevails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Way with Water in Budapest | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...Updike's hallmark was his glittering, gloriously vivid style. His talent for spotting detail, for capturing in prose the slightest shift in light or in a character's mood was unmatched. It was not the most fashionable of gifts. While his contemporaries practiced the rock-ribbed realism of Hemingway and Carver or the high-concept contraptions of the metafictionists, Updike conducted his pursuit of eloquence and wit almost alone. Ironically, it was sometimes held against him, and he was tagged a lightweight. (See the top 10 fiction books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Updike, Literary Heavyweight | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...When they feel that the competition is not as strong, the players try to force out some of their weaknesses and test themselves,” Bajwa said in an earlier interview. The degree to which these weaknesses have been forced out will soon come to light. Despite this being the toughest test yet for the team, it was but a warm-up for the brutal stretch of scheduling that February will bring. The Crimson next takes on Trinity, undefeated and ranked third in the nation, on Feb. 4 at home. Trinity has defeated Harvard in five...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Crushes Stanford On Road | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...covertly terrorize this community," he told TIME on Monday, several hours before a packed city-council meeting that addressed the crisis. "We can protect ourselves by not giving these 'opportunists' an opportunity to do things to us," he said. "For example, we talked about turning your porch light on at night to light up the neighborhoods, removing any kind of unnecessary debris from the outside of the residence, front and back. Just the tiny things." He says he is "prayerful" that residents will follow through on plans to create a peaceful Town Watch. At Monday's meeting, the council approved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Setting Fire to Coatesville? | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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