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...years ago at the junior level, where skaters like Slutskaya were competing as seniors, Meissner was so starstruck, "she couldn't land a jump for two days," says Gregory. After the skater pulled herself together, she realized that if she wanted a ticket to Torino, she needed to master some mighty moves. "She got to see some of the Japanese skaters doing quad jumps and triple Axels, and it got her motivated," Gregory says...
...made by the same man, director Rob Marshall, who turned the Broadway show Chicago into such a dazzling cinematic work. As your story noted, Geisha opened in the U.S. to mixed reviews. And deservedly so. Ward Verrijcken Leuven, Belgium Latin American Leftists As a Dominican immigrant getting a master's degree in the U.S., I appreciated your report on the growth of left-leaning governments in Latin America [Jan. 9]. You accurately reflected the views of millions of immigrants here in the U.S.: that it is high time Latin American countries faced up to the U.S. and rejected its unfair...
...nadir in the depressing story titled "Bedridden," about a woman we never see and who never speaks, hidden under the bed covers since she has somehow been "re-shaped to please men" as a sex slave. The twist of the story - that men kill each other to become her "master" - doesn't make up for such a nasty premise. To be fair, in an epilogue the author writes, "The true scope of my work can only be understood after you have read my later stories." Sexism aside, The Push Man collection feels as fresh and revelatory as when the works...
...Dominican immigrant getting a master's degree in the U.S., I appreciated your report on the growth of left-leaning governments in Latin America [Jan. 9]. You accurately reflected the views of millions of immigrants here in the U.S.: that it is high time Latin American countries faced up to the U.S. and rejected its unfair policies. The spirit of the poor will never die. More and more of us young professionals are here in the U.S. getting an education so that we can go back to our home countries and work for change. We will return with not only...
...House Master Joseph L. Badaracco announced Friday that Currier House will be scrapping the results of three earlier rounds of voting for House Committee (HoCo) chairs and holding an entirely new election in February, after students raised concerns about the security of the online voting system...