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Early in to Siberia, a new novel by Per Petterson (Graywolf Press; 245 pages), the narrator and her older brother cut their hands and mix their blood. It's a familiar childhood ritual, sweetened by naive redundancy: How much closer than siblings can you be? The bond between this sister and brother turns out to be a love story--pure, but as painful as the touch of steel to skin...
...anecdote has fostered a mix-and-match parlor game. Nixon: first-rate mind, second-class temperament. Reagan: second-rate mind, first-class temperament. Perhaps only Lincoln tops the class in both categories. But as we go down the homestretch in this presidential election, voters seem to be making up their minds as much by evaluating the dispositions of the candidates as their position papers. Voting for President is the most intimate vote we ever make; we're deciding whom we want in our living room for the next four years...
...into a holiday that honors all American peoples. In Berkeley, for example, Columbus Day was already replaced with Indigenous Peoples Day in 1992. In parts of Latin America, Columbus Day is celebrated as Día de las Razas to mark the beginning of modern Latin America as a mix of indigenous, Spanish, and other populations. It is a liberating thought to turn the holiday into a celebration of all the peoples that make up America today, when for so long it has stood for just the opposite...
...arounds at a Big Red defense that had nearly no film to work off of. The offense ran an end around three separate times to three separate guys—Chrissis, Richards, and sophomore Gino Gordon—for 43 yards, and then threw a reverse into the mix for good measure—a play that ended in the Crimson’s fourth touchdown. “Even though we lost three guys, at least our young guys have speed, so those are natural types of plays, very simple to try and get them the ball...
...Despite the measured optimism engendered by that start to an historic week, all eyes will be looking with a mix of hope and fear towards Wall Street as its Monday opening nears...