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...notion that the way to launch a spiritual journey is to take an actual trip is fueling the adventure-travel market, especially since many adventure travelers are women in their 40s. Women who want company but don't have family or friends who feel like rafting in Costa Rica seek out a new breed of travel agency - like Gutsy Women Travel, founded by Gail Golden, 55, wife of former TWA boss Carl Icahn. Half the women who sign on for her trips are married, but their husbands aren't interested in taking cooking classes in Italy or visiting gardens...
...when women were not considered capable of writing serious poetry,” Kumin says. “They were only considered capable of writing little domestic or sentimental poems.” But in the next two decades, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Kumin herself would turn that notion upside-down...
...seize power. It will be incredibly ironic if the Canadian Liberal Party, which has worked to make Canada increasingly progressive, causes not only the destruction if itself but also of Canadian liberalism. The Sponsorship Scandal is unacceptable—but even worse is the reality that the international notion that Canada is a liberal country may have to be abandoned. If that happens, all those calling for the relocation of Harvard to Canada in the aftermath of the re-election of President Bush might consider moving Harvard to Belgium or Denmark instead...
...Wayne. The Florida courts, like those elsewhere, have long acknowledged that shooting someone in self-defense is, on occasion, a tragic necessity. It's just that, until now, most states have held to the notion that lethal force should be avoided whenever a reasonable alternative, like running away, is safely possible. The recognized exception is when a person's home has been invaded, at which point the homeowner may shoot first and ask questions later--a provision commonly referred to as the "Castle Doctrine." But the N.R.A. and Florida lawmakers apparently felt the definition of one's "castle" needed broadening...
Crumb's Misguided Bid for Love HUGHES: One of the reasons you've been so popular is because we think of you as fearless and crazy. You are one of the few Americans I have ever come across who seems to be totally unaffected by the notion of political correctness...