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...that, perhaps, is the best of all reasons why Europe needs to get over its crush on Obama. In the things that really matter to Europe, it doesn't help. Love is a fine thing; but as all who have loved know, it does not solve all the problems that life throws...
...Losing Control Sitting at the crossroads of three continents, Greece has a long history of immigration (and emigration, for that matter). In the 1990s Greece was the destination for thousands escaping fighting in the former Yugoslavia. But what's happening now is bigger and more complicated...
...doomed. No matter what we do, something is going to get us eventually--a comet already whizzing toward Earth, maybe, or exploding methane gas unleashed by global warming. De Villiers takes a virtual flight around the globe to examine the natural threats to our existence, from earthquakes to tornadoes to plagues. It's a mix of sobering facts enlivened by historical anecdotes. Take, for example, the Portuguese king who became morbidly afraid of buildings after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake or the poisonous red ants which descended on a Caribbean town during a 1902 volcanic eruption. More worrisome is the realization...
...image. But images matter, not least to African Americans after years of O.J. Simpson and R. Kelly media frenzies. On Comedy Central's Chocolate News, David Alan Grier chided Obama for wearing a tracksuit the day after the election: "Barack, people voted for you because you're not Al Sharpton! Don't start dressing like...
...class, sexual orientation, race, and gender. They also addressed agency and power struggles experienced by the sex workers and their clients both in film and in reality. Some attendees, such as Rheeqrheeq A. Chainey ’11, a women, gender, and sexuality concentrator, were attracted to the subject matter because of their fields of study. “I’m always interested in events like this because it’s so tied into my concentration,” said Chainey, who is also studying drama and who appreciated that the discussion focused on film. The event...