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...regime tortured to death in prison cells, or tossed screaming from aircraft high over the ocean. The fear Pinochet knows is the anxiety of the former strongman discarded by history and forced to face justice; to account for himself stripped of his uniform and the power to inflict unimaginable pain on others...
...Browns fan, the Ravens' success comes as no surprise; rather, it is oddly fitting. Supporting the Browns is clearly about more than wins and losses - it is about enduring the greatest pain and disappointments and perversions possible in sports fandom. Which, truth be told, is part of why I hold fellow Browns backers in such high regard. Those of us who have offered our souls up to perpetual but lovable losers - the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and others - have done so clinging to the belief that years of adversity and abuse will pay off double or triple...
Zhang Ziyi rolls across a library floor in a gauzy white tunic, trying to perfect an action stunt and she's in pain. Her forefinger is a swollen lump, bruised from an injury the previous day, and each thrust of her sword sets it throbbing anew. Her instructor lists the problems to work on: straighten the legs, revolve the body faster and finish at a better angle. Ziyi huffs, shuffles her Nikes, then dives again. No good. She squeals in agony. Director Zhang Yimou gives his action director the word: "Simplify it." Cinematographer Chris Doyle heaves a sympathetic sigh, which...
...about Ms. Lewinsky were false," Clinton (Siewert) said. "I've apologized for my conduct and I've done my best to atone for it with my family, my administration and the American people. I have paid a high price for it, which I accept, because it caused so much pain to so many people...
Harvard has suffered the agonizing heartbreak of losing a close game at home (against Yale last Friday), but has also inflicted similar pain by narrowly defeating an opponent on the road (at Dartmouth the week before last...