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...comic about his or her life. Harvey Pekar's "American Splendor," about the travails of a Cleveland file clerk, has become the best known ordinary-guy autobiography, but virtually every great cartoonist of the last twenty years has tried their hand at it. Two recent graphic novels are perfect examples of comix' ability to capture the drama of less public lives...
...very excellent." After four weeks of legal scrubbing, the text of the Australia?United States Free Trade Agreement was released to the public last week; its thousand or so pages of trade legalese left readers wishing for the shiny simplicities of the spin doctors and politicians. In a perfect world, Australian Prime Minister John Howard would say to President George W. Bush: "Let's have free trade." Bush would nod, they would shake on it and alert the press. The agreement, with all the seals and signatures, would fit on one page, and the two countries would instantly become...
...Grumet-Morris was ready when Vermont launched its late-game charge. Though he may have been restless and untested through the first 40 minutes, his footwork was sharp and his positioning perfect, leaving nothing to chance in earning the first back-to-back shutouts for Harvard since 1987—then against the Catamounts and Clarkson...
...living their lives in an uncertain world. In one of the spots, Bush says with conviction, “I know exactly where I want to lead this country.” I believe him. The commercials are composed of half memory, half hope—they strike a perfect balance between awareness of recent history and attention to the nation’s future...
...through the ceremony Debra T. Mao ’05, president of HRTV, talked about Fonseca’s commitment to filmmaking, sharing a story about how he weathered freezing temperatures to reshoot a scene until it was perfect...