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...colleague, film critic Richard Schickel, has observed that Gibson has little use for the institutional Roman Catholic church, preferring a "less mainstream version of his faith." True, but the Traditionalists with whom Gibson is often associated are defined primarily by their objections to the liberalizations under the Second Vatican Council of 1962-5 - not an issue in Jaguar...
...Still, in a complex event with lots of witnesses, there will always be an anomalous bit of evidence - someone whose recollection differs from the mainstream, or physical evidence that can be inserted into the jigsaw in a new way. "Some people need conspiracy theories," says Cary Cooper, a professor of psychology and health at Lancaster University. The loved one of someone who dies may find it easier to bear if the death can be viewed as something other than a random tragic accident. That may explain Mohammed al Fayed's total conviction that his son was murdered. He called...
...consumption, it’s almost inconceivable that any group could expect to keep anything strictly for themselves. After all, apart from the fact that most Americans are Christian and non-Christians are therefore perpetually surrounded by expressions of that belief system, Christmas has been steadily leaking into secular mainstream American culture for longer than anyone can remember...
...tenure would eventually witness the deaths of over 3000 of his political enemies. He overthrew a democratically elected government, only to institute a ruthless totalitarian regime bathed in blood. He was a criminal, murderer, and thief—or so the headlines ubiquitous in the mainstream media would have us believe. Pinochet, however, is a man misunderstood by many, and the distortion of facts surrounding his rise to and fall from power is a great injustice of our times...
...traditional Hindu family but attended a Catholic high school, describes Harvard as the ideal playground for intellectual sport. He affirms that “Harvard teaches you to be a better questioner…you can be heard even if you aren’t in the mainstream.” In addition to rapping and politicking, Ramaswamy is one of three College representatives on the Presidential Search Committee and is involved with the South Asian Association, club tennis, and intramural sports. “Vivek has a boundless capacity to get things done,” says friend Nicholas...