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...There’s a space for playfulness peculiar to the medium,” Palmer says...
...outcome of the March 2 Senate vote is already certain: the ban will be approved and enacted by the time classes resume next September. Strong communitarian inclinations may make such a proposal seem preposterous from an American perspective, but France’s national ethos and the very peculiar role of religion in the country’s political life justify the endorsement this legislation has received from President Chirac and the majority of his cabinet, the legislative body and the people. The law is designed to uphold the uniquely French principle of the secular republican state. It will succeed...
...Auletta’s recent article in the New Yorker, detailing the Bush administration’s peculiar relationship with the press, draws much the same conclusion. Rejecting common notions of the venerable fourth estate operating on people’s behalf to check government power, the White House views the media as a self-serving special interest. While there are certainly valid reasons to distrust the press—especially its contemporary profit-driven variations—the Bush White House seems to believe that an ideal press should serve as a mouthpiece for its pre-packaged sound bites...
...friend and I recently walked through Harvard Square carrying a large stuffed dog named Schwarz. We anticipated looks, stares and perhaps even insults as we embarked on our peculiar social experiment; however, we witnessed some interesting reactions. Large stuffed animals like Schwarz, we concluded, truly bring out the child in all of us. From the policeman who gave us a sly but heartwarming smile to the garrulous waitress who, after one adoring look, recalled fond childhood memories of the dog’s namesake, we realized that FAO Schwarz wasn’t just any toy store?...
...long ago, writer Ralph Ellison openly lamented what he called the invisibility of black people, a peculiar condition where we are not acknowledged by the larger society—not because we do not exist, but because others simply refuse to acknowledge us. Turn on the television now, however, and the average viewer is likely to be bombarded with images of wealthy and famous blacks. Likewise, colleges and corporations now contain sizeable populations of blacks who are heavily recruited and enjoy unprecedented support in the development and maintenance of cultural organizations. Nevertheless, while larger society is increasingly exposed...