Word: mads
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...about it casually. I told her to call it “effing” like all the other girls, or maybe say “fudge,” or call it “making love” when she had to. But she got kind of mad and said something about how “fuck” is a vulgar, female-degrading word, and by putting the “o” in, she’s making a statement and reclaiming it for women. Anyway, the point...
...waking nightmare, a camp full of people trapped in the war: ex-soldiers attempt to complete digging the actual tunnels they never finished during the war and ex-Nazis break limbs and faces while masquerading as innocent displaced persons. Day cannot help but think, “Everybody is mad here, all permanently mad.”And the plot is far and away the work’s least compelling feature. Certainly, had Kennedy handled her plot with any less dexterity, Day’s perception of place and time as fluid rather than fixed would have dragged...
...When Suharto's body arrived, his coffin, draped in the Indonesian flag, was pulled from a simple, silver caravan by regular soldiers with little other security around the vehicle. There was no mad rush, no wailing or rending of garments, just a quick escort into the area where VIPs and family members were waiting. For such a historic moment, the feeling was subdued - less sadness than respect. "Suharto ruled with an iron fist but he also managed to create a mystique and aura around him," says Sujiwo Tejo, a well-known Javanese playwright and musician who made the trip...
...market the game to a black audience. "If you had somebody of that caliber who was African-American, then, yeah, I think that would break the barrier," says James Jemison, a black hockey fan from Atlanta. Iginla is great, but as a Canadian who grew up in hockey-mad Alberta, his backstory isn't that surprising...
...final that will crown the heir to Egypt as Africa's soccer champion. And the power, skill, speed and pure passion that have long been hallmarks of the African game have again been gloriously evident this year. More importantly, this year's tournament also confirms soccer-mad Africa's status as one of the major sources of top-flight talent for the European teams that dominate the global game today. Gone are the days when the African Cup boasted a couple of giants such as George Weah or Roger Milla, surrounded by a gaggle of talented but raw prospects. This...