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...time, a movie can’t ask for meaningful responses from its audience, such as critical thought, self-criticism or—God forbid—temporary confusion. Instead, give them The Hobbit. Or give them Gosford Park, a film whose British accents do not mask its simplicity both as a drama and as a mystery...
...appalled to read Ruth R. Wisse’s neo-fascist rant (Opinion, “Standing Up for Israel,” Feb. 25). I shall not mention the incoherence of her arguments. I shall not mention her use of hate-mongering rhetoric to mask racism as ‘Jewish pride.’ No—for the real issue at stake is: to what standard should we hold Israel when it comes to human rights...
...still don't eat our beans and vegetables, most multivitamins contain the recommended daily folic-acid dose of 400 micrograms. (Eating four slices of enriched bread gives you the equivalent of roughly 100 micrograms.) There is no risk of overdose, although high levels of folic acid can mask the signs of pernicious anemia in people who have developed the disorder. Folic acid by itself may not keep the doctor away, but there's no harm trying...
...contemporary ware?a ceramic model of the Twin Towers spouting flames and another of Osama bin Laden gripping a Kalashnikov. But he sells another sentiment as well. "Are you American?" he asks. "I've got your flag, too." Sure enough, he points to Old Glory hanging next to a mask of bin Laden with blood streaming from a bullet hole in his forehead...
...death of Rahman, the tourism and aviation minister, is a tragically classic Afghan murder drama. And it raises fears that Karzai's coalition, welded in part by foreign aid and B-52 bombers, might be falling apart. Karzai's aides claim the minister's killers tried to mask the assassination by making it seem spontaneous. It occurred last Thursday at Kabul's airport, where for two days, 800 pilgrims on their way to the hajj had been stranded, hungry, thirsty and freezing in their white cotton robes and sandals. Their plight was largely a result of Rahman's incompetence...