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...slightly paranoid sensibility and anxious vulnerability that grounds his situation and the science-fiction component of the narrative in a believable reality. As Raymond reads what is essentially his own death-sentence—“Your soul has spontaneously combusted”—his reaction in all its heightened emotionality is disturbingly relatable, as it provokes viewers to question their own legitimacy as human beings. Likewise, Cutmore-Scott brings to his role of Mr. Hand a certain unsettling charm that lends the play its suspenseful tension. Whether he is actually the grim reaper is debatable...
...French reaction to Strauss-Kahn's IMF trouble has generally called it a reflection of notorious puritanical American social obsessions that extend into the private affairs of public figures. Perhaps, but the so-called "people-ization" of politics in France--and accompanying media willingness to offer up formerly off-limits details of politicians' lives-considerably raises the possibility of sex and dalliances becoming game-changing concerns in future French elections. However, throwing that first stone may be perilous, "because this kind of thing isn't reserved to Strauss-Kahn, or even the left, since we know many conservatives go astray...
...reaction performed by Mazur’s graduate student accidentally created black silicon, a semiconductor that is ultra-sensitive to light and may have application in devices from night-vision goggles to photovoltaic solar panels...
...great risk, as consumers like Calderon cut their spending, is that bad economic news begets more bad news. Bernanke recently called this the "adverse-reaction loop": as consumers spend less, the economy weakens more, unemployment rises, mortgage foreclosures increase, putting more pressure on the financial system, and on the downward spiral goes. Capital Economics' Ashworth acknowledges that the "scenario is out there. It can't be totally dismissed. This deleveraging process could get very, very scary...
Which is why the Petraeus moment is so interesting. Obama's gut reaction was to go against his normal palliative impulse and to challenge the general instead. "I felt it was necessary to make that point ... precisely because I respect Petraeus and [Ambassador Ryan] Crocker," Obama said, after he reluctantly acknowledged that my reporting of the meeting was correct. "Precisely because they've been doing a good job ... And I want them to understand that I'm taking their arguments seriously." Obama endorses Petraeus' new post, as the commanding general at Central Command, with responsibility for overseeing both the Iraq...