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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...North Korea. That is evidence of a clear breach of law and a real alliance of evil. In this age of nuclear weaponry, new lines must be drawn in the sand. If diplomacy and inspections fail, a multilateral military solution might be the only viable way to avert catastrophe. Nick Gatsoulis New York City It is interesting to contemplate - and not difficult to imagine - just how high up in the Pakistani government and military establishment Khan's allies are. Khan was too hot to handle, so even making him the fall guy for selling Pakistan's nuclear secrets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

...well as the netherworlds of anime and manga - though her characters are hardly cartoons. Sato, who retains his dignity through crippling setbacks, could have stepped from the delicate pages of Kazuo Ishiguro or Jane Austen. Watanabe, resourceful despite his youthful delusions, would interest David Foster Wallace or Nick Hornby. Only Mary, fluent in Japanese but blind to the signals and intrigues of nearly everyone around her, can't seem to get a grip. Of course, in that failing she is no worse than all those other Westerners who imagine they know Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sayonara, Tsunami Bar | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

...studio into the indie limelight. The solidly composed title track, “Woman King,” abounds with precise rhythms and haunting poetry. In the singular lament, “My Lady’s House,” Beam taps into emotional wavelengths à la Nick Drake (one of his self-confessed primary influences), sighing lines like “No hands are half as firm or gentle as they’d like...

Author: By James F. Collins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CD of the Week: Woman King | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

...film’s selections also cover the ages, peaking with Simon & Garfunkel’s “Only Living Boy In New York,” which overtly picks up the film’s Graduate leanings, and Nick Drake’s “One Of These Things First” makes an appearance, plucked from the same album, 1970’s Bryter Layter that gave The Royal Tenenbaums the song...

Author: By Drew C. Ashwood and Chris A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER AND COLUMNISTS | Title: "Listen, It'll Change Your Life" | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

...other two new players that will be playing in the defensive spot are junior Josh Donohue and freshman Nick Lafiura...

Author: By Abigail M. Baird, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Faces Dot Field for M. Lacrosse | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

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