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...received 80 security alerts in Jerusalem, and officials said that the 12,000 police officers required to protect the gay pride march would leave the city wide open to terrorists. Organizers relented and decided to hold a rally instead, inside a track stadium that could be guarded by a mere 3,000 police. "By going ahead with the parade, we would have been as irresponsible as the religious extremists," says organizer Elena Canetti. "Jerusalem would have been set on fire...
...What Veils Reveal Congratulations to columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for arguing against the face veil worn by some Muslim women [Oct. 16]. The veil certainly represents the suppression of women. It is apparently worn because some Muslim men are so lacking in self-control that a mere glimpse of female flesh would drive them into a sexual frenzy. Since even animals do not behave that badly, I suggest that such men be put in cages in a zoo and the women be given their freedom and a little up-to-date education. After all, this is Britain in the 21st...
SONGBIRD WILLIE NELSON With seven original scattershot albums since 2003--including one of just reggae covers--Nelson formally entered the doodling phase of his career. A collaboration with fellow profligate Ryan Adams (a mere five albums in three years) would seem like the exact wrong move, but as a producer, Adams brings along his excellent backing band, the Cardinals, and a shrewd instinct for songs that keep Willie focused. The two originals and nine covers--including Gram Parsons' $1000 Wedding and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah--are so good that Nelson resists the temptation to oversell them and returns...
...wisdom: “Our show pretty much lets you know: there is no perfection, just levels of flawed humanity.”Those are big words that the show’s writers back forcefully by imbuing each episode with a healthy dose of human folly. Unfortunately, the mere mortals in the show don’t come off as people so much as representations of varying types of lust. This lust-driven view of human relationships stands in stark contrast to that of “Seinfeld,” where all the fun was watching the emotional...
...Subang Jaya, Malaysia What Veils Reveal Congratulations to columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for arguing against the face veil worn by some Muslim women [Oct. 16]. The veil certainly represents the suppression of women. It is apparently worn because some Muslim men are so lacking in self-control that a mere glimpse of female flesh would drive them into a sexual frenzy. Since even animals do not behave that badly, I suggest that such men be put in cages in a zoo and that women be given their freedom and a little up-to-date education. After all, this is Britain...