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...marital sex is the cause, rather than a symptom of, low self-esteem, failing relationships, and poor intimacy. It’s certainly true that some students feel undue pressure to have sex, and that many give in, but any subsequent problems have more complex roots than the mere act of having...
...hulking construction site on Teatralnaya square in downtown Moscow doesn't look like much. Situated on a dead-end mere blocks from the colorful spires of Red Square and the dazzling neon of Tverskaya shopping district, it's just another of the city's many renovation projects surrounded by barbed wire and covered with a thick layer of dust. But beneath rickety scaffolding, the building's towering columns and gilded fixtures tell a different story. Under renovation since 2005, this is the Bolshoi Theater, home of the fabled 231-year-old Bolshoi Ballet Company. From his cozy office...
Passengers can get a full refund plus a new round-trip ticket if their flight is canceled, by fault of the airline, within 12 hours of scheduled departure. For mere delays, CEO Neeleman promises vouchers that start at $25 and increase in value as the wait gets longer. And anyone involuntarily bumped from an overbooked flight will...
...could say President Bush's policy on international law is that he's against it--except when he's for it. Mostly, he's been against it. The Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gases? Not a chance. The International Criminal Court? Forget about it. The U.N. Convention Against Torture? Mere background noise for a White House committed to asserting the sovereignty...
...girlfriend, delivers the most clear external example of the destruction wrought by internal conflict—the audience watches as she is worn down to a nub by the struggle between right and wrong. The director also makes the score a key element, elevating it from mere wallpaper to a vehicle of communication between the audience and the film. The music remains soft, allowing the volume to stem from the characters, each screaming in their moral conflicts. Critics have been hypnotized by the melody of the drama—the film won Best Picture, Best Screenwriter, and Best Actor...