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...while Chabon builds his book on the sturdy narrative architecture of the mystery novel, Lethem's stories stay literary in their bones, maybe too much so. They eschew the satisfying finales of commercial fiction in favor of tremblingly ambiguous, go-nowhere nonendings that are either ineffably poignant or maddeningly pointless, depending on your tolerance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pop Goes the Literature | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...that’s a swell idea! Let’s pour thousands of man-hours into a pointless, second-long display that will be the high point of our college lives...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yale's Brief Shining Moment | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

It’s hard to make anything good of this result. We are facing another four years of reckless spending, pointless wars and fewer civil rights. The (evangelical) church and state are more than just a little closer. When the Iraq war came around, I felt a similar way and decided that the only way to respond was to try to makes some money from the actions of this administration. In hindsight, buying all those energy stocks was about the most I could make of the mess...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Four More Years | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

...Rome with a clear message: the European Parliament is not to be trifled with. "We'll get what we wanted, which is an improved Commission," says Andrew Duff, a British Liberal Democrat M.E.P. That result would silence talk about last week's showdown having been just another example of pointless institutional muscle-flexing. By demanding higher standards for the Commission than the leaders of the member states themselves - and by proving its members had the gumption to stick together and stand firm - the European Parliament has made the most of its powers of approval. Now both institutions must turn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lapdog Bares its Fangs | 10/31/2004 | See Source »

Well, the horizons of thefacebook.com are broadening. There is, arguably, a fertile ground most have not yet explored—even aside from the “intended vote” feature, or the “groups” function, which I considered largely pointless until I found the You Got Served Society...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'BLO IT RIGHT BY 'EM: Breaking Ground On the Internet | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

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