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...consequence of his behavior, he responds, "I will not speak of this." The understatement works wonders. This disastrous affair comes trailing some of the cliches of romantic fiction: kinky sex, a wineglass snapped between clenched fingers. But Damage, through its fastidious language, restores these tired old tropes to the realm of flesh and blood...
Each of the eight highly regarded men who have emerged from a starting field of hundreds has a fair shot at one of the most influential posts in the realm of education. The names are different but the praise--from faculty and administrators--sounds suspiciously the same...
...American press corps is not really that dumb. But the sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live struck a responsive chord. In the realm of ridicule, it was a telling symbol: TV's hip, anti-Establishment comedy series chose for its satirical target, instead of a stiff-backed military leader or a bumbling president, the not-so-gentle men and women of the press...
Among these several pieces are a group of photographs which document protests scenes. These pictures more than anything else in the exhibit put the artwork within the political realm. As these pictures flash between sculptures and prints we are reminded that this is an exhibit of lesbian art, highlighting a particular marginalized group's means of expression...
During the century after Muhammad's death in 632, Muslim conquerors established sway from Spain to the borders of India. Islamic scholars of the era emphasized militaristic verses of the Koran over those that counsel peacemaking. Muslims spoke of the earth as being divided between the dar ul- Islam (realm of Islam) and the dar ul-harb (realm of war), implying a need for ongoing combat to extend the faith's domain. In succeeding centuries, as Muslims consolidated a multinational empire, the language of militant jihad faded...