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...nightmarish scenario indeed. It sounds so absurdly horrible that one might be tempted to laugh if all of these things were not actually happening right now—in Africa. In the Great Lakes region of central Africa, factions backed by six countries have been waging a bitter war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), looting Congo’s lumber and mineral resources while they’re at it. The opposition leader who chops off children’s hands and forces them to serve in his rebel army is not a figment of my imagination...
This year, though, the Boston rotation appears formidable. Pedro Martinez’s apparently healthy return is enough to warm the heart of any Boston fan, while his supporting cast have so far proved to be extremely effective. Derek Lowe, resurrected from his nightmarish closing stint in 2001, seemed a highly competent number two long before his stunning no-hitter on Saturday. Meanwhile, Frank Castillo and John Burkett have both showed real promise thus far—and the staff can only improve with the imminent return of Dustin Hermanson from injury. And it is clear that a staff...
Twenty minutes of nightmarish basketball later, those hoop dreams seemed a distant reality...
...scene of Memorial Church at commencement, Thenjiwe N. Nkosi’s harsh outlines delineate fantastically Stalinist buildings, “moments in South African history.” Carefully adhering to a scheme of stark contrasts in grey, white and black, Nkosi ’04 creates wintry, nightmarish images of apocalypse...
...decade or two from now, Vivendi could turn out to be right about satellite TV and the wired by wireless future of the world, and the cable guys will be begging for access on its superhighways. Leaving open the possibility of a truly nightmarish entertainment future - 20,000 channels and nothing but Jerry Lewis...