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...novel’s final section takes place on September 4. A woman arrives on this day, stands beside the man to watch the film. “She said, ‘What would it be like, living in slow motion?’ If we were living in slow motion, the movie would be just another movie. But he didn’t say this.’” By this day, the movie’s slowness no longer lends him clarity; he can’t be certain of the details he?...
...feed a hundred people, Mother Teresa used to say, then feed just one. There are slow-motion disasters everywhere. The Red Cross is doing heroic work in Haiti, but it is also doing it around the corner, when a house burns down. It may not feel glorious, but often the greatest good is accomplished quietly, invisibly. The choice is not either-or. We can give globally and help locally. Either way, the same principle holds in helping as in healing: First, do no harm...
...just take shots that are in rhythm that are there,” McNally said. “I don’t try to force anything. In our motion offense we were cutting really hard and when we do that, we get a lot open shots...
...contest featured a pair of highlight-reel dunks. The first came five minutes into the second half, when Columbia guard Noruwa Agho launched a three-pointer that rattled off the rim. Lions forward Ansenso Ampim swooped in, grabbed the rebound in the air, and slammed it home in one motion...
...iron law of politics is that a body in motion tends to remain in motion - as long as the motion is downward. Right now, despite Obama's having helped save the world economy from falling into depression, having passed a round of important legislation on such issues as children's health and equal pay for women, and having effectively managed the national-security challenges he inherited, the people who control the vast majority of the political discourse across all platforms are nearly uniform in their belief that the political health of Obama's presidency is at best grim...