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...just once or twice, wouldn't it be nice if superheroism sprang not from an external accident but from inner strength? If a person achieved greatness rather than having it thrust upon him? If he found a mission, focused his energy, marshalled his talents and just did it? Then his triumph would be sweet indeed: the fulfilling of a resolve or a work ethic, that comic-book readers or movie audiences might recognize in themselves. He'd make a hero of himself, and that would be more than super...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Racer: The Future of Movies | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...Burma will learn the lessons of Chernobyl and Mexico City, and realize that they cannot continue as they have before. Realists, sadly, will note how long Burma's rulers have defied the manifest will of their own people, and guess that they will hunker down again. It would be nice if the realists were to be proved wrong. Until then, those within Burma as well as those from afar who genuinely care about its prospects can do little but hope for better, cloudless, days to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hope Amid Despair | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...major-label album, the kings of emotional nerdiness mine their broken hearts with just enough sonic abandon to keep things sharp. The single I Will Possess Your Heart builds over eight brooding, Wilco-ish minutes (take that, mainstream radio!), while there's actual guitar feedback on Talking Bird. A nice step in a darker direction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things You Should Know About. | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...cookies?”) to responses to particular post. “I don’t know if it’s a dedicated few, or if there are a lot of people reading it,” Martin said. HUDS has been receiving many “nice compliments” about the blog, she said. Martin invites students to continue offering suggestions. Dining “is based on student feedback, and it’s in a constant state of change,” Martin said. “If we don’t hear...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HUDS Offerings Expand to Web | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...What’s nice about having [the superintendent] for another year and a half is that we have some time to really do this the right way,” said McGovern, who voted against a contract extension for the superintendent in January and opposed its first renewal in August...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

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