Word: mentioned
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...President, whose pursuit of Catholic and Hispanic voters in his two campaigns once helped reshape his party, could be grateful for his guest's sensitive political instincts. In his greeting, the Pontiff did not mention the war, though he did call for "patient efforts of international diplomacy to resolve conflicts." The Pope will need to draw on all of that sensitivity. His visit came as many American Catholics remain livid over the church's recent pedophilia scandals. Benedict agreed in remarks to U.S. bishops that the issue had been "sometimes very badly handled"--the first real admission of the church...
...care about a big screen or bumpin' audio because the Net doesn't deliver those yet. And two, you're watching alone. Watching TV on a computer is an experience best savored in solitude. Which isn't a big deal if, like me, you live by yourself. Did I mention how rich and fulfilling my personal life is? Hey, Liz Lemon--call...
...average American church is strangely out of tune with the Pope’s sentiment. American preachers seldom mention animal rights, except as evidence of the excesses of secular radicalism. National polls show an inverse correlation between church attendance and support for animal rights. Churches celebrate the blessing of the animals on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, and then largely ignore animal ethics for the rest of the year...
...you’ve got to throw those things out. Although the book is all highly autobiographical, in a sense, most of the events are invented.THC: n+1 has been notable for its unapologetic willingness to address theory. In this book, you frequently allude to and often explicitly mention several big thinkers, from Rorty to Kierkegaard to Hegel. Could you talk a little about your decision to directly discuss theory and philosophy in the novel instead of keeping them the background and letting them inform your writing? KG: You get more names in the beginning of the book than...
...legacy of cultural and artistic relevance—as hip-hop’s uber-group (along with perhaps the Roots, for which Scott Storch played keyboard), they are the spring from which countless fountains of Five-Percenter slang-throwing rappers and chess-playing b-boys flow, not to mention the beginning of my own interest in hip-hop.I spent my first semester at Harvard slightly unmoored, thanks to ill-matched roommates and general freshman-year over-stimulation. So, I opted to channel my energies into nonstop Moral Reasoning-related freakouts rather than, like, joining organizations and making friends...