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...fills most of the room. As everyone knows, pounding on stuff is fun, which may explain why all around me there are people banging their own chairs and bed frames, plus one or two security guards who don't look all that happy about being stationed here. Did I mention the enigmatic bowl filled with rocks that hangs in the center? O.K., you guessed. I'm at an art exhibit...
...getting lung cancer will scare some folks into quitting, but you might be tempted to shrug off a 1-in-100 chance and think to yourself, As long as I quit by 42, I'm O.K. Think again. More smokers die of heart disease than lung cancer--not to mention that smokers have greater susceptibility to emphysema and other chronic illnesses...
Europe is where the bulk of history happened in the 20th century, at least as Americans perceived it. Asia is where it will take place in the 21st--in Israel and Palestine, India and Pakistan, China and Japan, not to mention Iran, North Korea and the floating fester of Islamic radicalism. The saga began last week in Iraq, a country that may soon be perceived as an American showcase, whether we like it or not. Iraq's reconstruction will be as symbolically important as West Germany's was after World War II, but it will be a much tougher project...
...admiration for the U.S. "Where are you from?" a diplomat or a street vendor would ask. "America," I'd reply, "New York City." This would elicit expressions of outrage at the terrorist attacks, generous inquiries into the well-being of my friends and family and then perhaps a mention of the war in Afghanistan. From the impoverished or oppressed, a request often followed: please tell your President to send help. A faint belief that he might was detectable. A sense that he could, through benign gestures or a forceful imposition of will, was unmistakable...
...Despite limited censorship, producers know where the red lines are. Segments begin with violin-backed montages of injured Iraqi children followed by the words "Give Peace a Chance." Iraqi claims that the U.S. is dropping cluster bombs on civilian targets are repeated without skepticism, and there has been no mention of Saddam's past use of chemical weapons or his invasions into Iran and Kuwait. And the government has banned coverage of an even bigger story for China-the spread of a deadly new disease, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Reporters are setting the bar higher, but some news is still...