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...West, Buddhism is often thought of as spirituality lite, the equivalent of golf to rougher contact sports-except with a better sartorial sense. Certainly, the saffron and burgundy robes, the serene statuary, all paint an exotic picture that brings to mind harmless, crystal-wearing Californians rather than religious fanatics. Our image of a clash of civilizations does not include renegade Buddhist monks. Nevertheless, we should be every bit as worried about the protest marches in Bangkok as those in other countries with different faiths, because the Thai call to prayer is being driven by the same worrying trends: nationalism...
...lack of an undergraduate identity ranks as one of the biggest problems that Harvard College faces today, and campus-wide events directly help combat this problem. At Harvard-Yale, the year’s biggest campus-wide event, we students bring out our Harvard sweatshirts and Crimson face paint, willing to defend Crimson football to the death. But that one weekend in November is the only time we unite under the banner of Harvard. While we do not and may never have the kind of unity that state schools build from huge sporting events or frat parties, Harvard students...
...Sarkozy then emphasized that repairing the relationship also depends on Washington. As Reynié notes, it was largely the Bush Administration that injected fury into the debate over Iraq, and tried to paint the general European and global opposition to the U.S. push for war as a betrayal inspired by Chirac and France. With that in mind, Sarkozy reminded America that "friendship also means accepting friends can think differently." He then offered an example of that by mildly scolding that "a great nation like the United States must not be an obstacle to the fight against global warming, but rather...
...factor in fuel prices, weather, congestion and everything else that complicates air travel. "It's not like any other business I know," says Grinstein. Selling an airline ticket is "more like trying to figure out a prisoner's dilemma than it is about trying to sell a can of paint." (Guess who's the prisoner?) Compare JetBlue's walk-up fares with Delta's advance-purchase fares, he says, and you'll see little difference. Still, demand is unusually high this year, meaning travelers should expect a summer of shoulder-to-shoulder flying. "If people are complaining, they're also...
...World,” which will run from April 27 to May 5 on the Mainstage. Birnbaum will stage the Restoration drama, which premiered in 1700, in a 1980s setting. But this concept is merely a canvas for more complex visual metaphors, like paint gradually taking over the stage throughout the play. “As the ill-conceived actions of the people in the play happen, the set and the costumes become permeated with color,” says Birnbaum.Birnbaum’s friends recognize the “The Way of the World?...