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...dismisses the notion that the U.S. and South Korea have drifted apart: "We are going through a very important transformation period, but our relationship is very sound and healthy." So far, reaction to Pyongyang's announcement of a planned nuclear test has been unified, with even China, the closest country North Korea has to an ally, warning Pyongyang that a test would bring "serious consequences." Ban is so intent on resolving the North Korean dispute that he says he might visit Pyongyang himself as Secretary-General--something Annan never did. "I've gained a deeper experience and understanding into this...
...process of how people heal from severe trauma has been well studied. Acting visibly normal, after a short disruption, is actually the most common reaction to severe trauma. About half those directly affected will quickly return to holding conversations, eating meals, getting out of bed, and resuming work. Even though they?re the majority, those who are capable of this have their own sort of guilt, confused by their own resilience. Too often we outsiders presume these people are in denial of their grief, or that they?re ?acting healed? too soon. For those who respond this way, normalcy...
...Another quarter of those exposed to severe trauma will gradually recover to normal functioning over the next 18 months. The rest are split between chronic disruption - never able to act normal again - and those who have a delayed reaction; they can act normal for a while, but gradually lose it. Since we never know which individuals will fall into which pattern, we now recognize that it can actually be unhelpful to intervene too soon, pushing one style of healing on them...
...sociopolitical changes that rocked post 9/11 America. Kalfus’ prose is as expansive as it is visceral, enhancing the sense that anyone could be fated to divorce, decapitation, or worse, without making the plot feel contrived.Such insecurity can also be enfeebling. Indeed, paralysis is one of the many reactions explored in “The Great New Wonderful,” the most impressive piece of 9/11 art I’ve encountered. Writer Sam Catlin and director Danny Leiner weave together five fictional stories examining the ways in which New Yorkers might have dealt with the trauma...
...matter what you do it looks like a postcard. And the last thing any artist wants is for somebody to compliment you by saying ‘Oh it looks like a postcard.’” Sullivan’s anti-postcards have received a positive reaction in the gallery’s comment book, but this has not been the case for every exhibit at Three Columns. Musser, a resident tutor in Mather, remembers the controversy that surrounded a show organized by the previous curator. “He made Ken dolls, but he disfigured them...