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...recall these things because, in some ways, I am still like that. I’m not the kind of person who goes for palm readings or deciphers tarot cards, and I never thought Ms. Cleo was any more clairvoyant than a fortune on a popsicle stick. But as suspicious and dry as I may be, I like to think that there is some sort of order to things. It may as well be a cosmic...
Michiko Kakutani, New York Times: "All in all Ms. Palin emerges from Going Rogue as an eager player in the blame game, ungrateful to the McCain campaign for putting her on the national stage. As for the McCain campaign, it often feels like a desperate and cynical operation, willing to make a risky Hail Mary pass to try to score a tactical win, instead of making a considered judgment as to who might be genuinely qualified to sit a heartbeat away from the Oval Office...
Miss Understanding? Re Nancy Gibbs' article, I work at a school in Germany and I'm responsible for a trainee teacher [Oct. 26]. In her first lesson she explained the differences between Ms., Miss and Mrs., a rather dull way to start, I thought. I realized later that this impression was probably due to my own experiences: I never had any problem with being addressed as Miss before my marriage or Mrs. now. I don't identify myself through my marriage but I believe that it is a sign of love to have the same name as the man with...
...Ms., May I Have My Ring Back? Nancy Gibbs' humorous essay really hits the mark on the difficulty women face in choosing their titles and surnames [Oct. 26]. It makes no difference to me whether a woman keeps her name or takes her husband's. I wonder, however, in the interest of consistency, if Gibbs received an engagement ring from her husband. After all, if we can dispense with one outmoded patriarchal tradition, why not dispense with them all? Mike Migliaccio, Croton-On-Hudson...
...maybe we're uncertain about whether Ms. Rain is just an extended version of Precious' frequent and vivid fantasies. Daniels shoots Sidibe onstage at the Apollo, as well as magically acting out a scene with Mary from Vittorio De Sica's Two Women and receiving a scarf as a talisman from a red-clad fairy godmother (played by former Essence magazine editor Susan L. Taylor). These sequences have a joyous Wizard of Oz energy to them, and they open the door into Precious' mind in a way even Sapphire couldn...