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...voluminous folds of fabric. Was he so scrunched up it was hurting his neck? Could he breathe okay in there? I was also simultaneously worried he was about to slide out, so I always kept a hand on him. And if I had to do that, what was the point? There is a picture of us, when he was a few months old, his head lolling to the side, asleep in the sling awkwardly draped across my chest; I am smiling nervously. I think I returned that purchase the next day. (See iPhone apps for new moms...
...Remember Me” drips with melodrama. There is simply too much of the “poor rich boy” sentiment that reeks of a poorly executed homage to Salinger. At one point in the film, Aidan even accuses Tyler of being “nihilistic,” which is surprisingly accurate. The film’s “carpe diem” message is lost in its saturation of emotional fits and Tyler’s fixation on his brother’s suicide. Even the central theme is not entirely supported as the film?...
...constructs a life for Elisha ben Abuyah, the Talmud’s own sage and heretic, out of short Talmudic stories about him and some healthy creative license—“The Prophet’s Wife” uses an intriguing traditional character as the starting point for a meditation on the religious experience. For the protagonist of “As a Driven Leaf,” the conundrum is whether faith is possible in a rational world. For Hosea in “The Prophet’s Wife,” the question...
...final votes were nailed down. There was also the distraction of March Madness to pass the hours. One aide said of Obama: "He's in the West Wing, getting updates, dropping in on staff, and like the rest of America, examining the rubble of his bracket." At one point during the afternoon, the Commander in Chief ordered his health care czar, Nancy-Ann DeParle, to take a break...
...this traditional sticking point is now compounded by a newer contest. Yes, we see now that both sides' economic aspirations are leading to more competition, especially in Asia, and this is slowly spilling over in a negative way into the realm of high politics of security and diplomacy...