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James Poniewozik's "Moderation in Excess" explains how pursuit of the "fair and balanced" chimera leads media into distortions of "moderate bias" [Nov. 16]. But good reporting is even more profoundly subverted by the obsession with being "first" or "exclusive." All three misguided objectives compromise attainment of the ones that...
Many people in France talk of the "Asterix syndrome" and the "village gaulois" (Gallic village), the idea that tiny, embattled France needs to defend itself against the encroaching cultural influences of the U.S., or the English language, or both. Usually used pejoratively, the terms indicate an inward, backward-looking way...
Along the way, the supporting characters also seem to be having more fun. Bella's dad Charlie is again played to sweet, dry perfection by Billy Burke. The other Cullen vampires get personalities, rather than merely orbiting the periphery of Edward and Bella's obsession. Alice is no longer just...
That's true. While the cost of housing can be an obsession in other cities, Berlin's plentiful supply of inexpensive pads is a key factor in its appeal. A big overhang of cheap apartments and abandoned factories and warehouses in the formerly communist eastern half has depressed prices throughout...
In his novel “Pnin,” Vladimir Nabokov—no stranger to “lexical commingling”—persistently described the title character in a series of epithets (“polite Pnin,” “brave Pnin?...