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...literal with the metaphorical. Anything goes with comix. It's partly what makes them special. Freed from literal representation, the artist's only obligation is to meaning and David B. takes full advantage of this. People grow and shrink, or occasionally appear as animals. Backgrounds become patterns that reflect the mood of the scene rather than the location. One remarkable panel shows Jean-Christofe's head surrounded by a knot of tubes and two tiny doctors plugging them into his skull. Demons, monsters and ghosts become an integral part of the narrative. Jean-Christofe often has a snake-like creature...
...limits of Bush's management style will ultimately be determined by the demands of leadership. Some aspects of his style--such as his penchant for secrecy--reflect the weaknesses that made the country vulnerable on Sept. 11. And his aversion to risk has made him cool to proposals to revamp the FBI and CIA. Richard Shelby, top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, says, "If a lot of information from the FBI, CIA, NSA and Immigration had been put together at a central place, they may have thwarted the attack of Sept. 11." Bush may have to rethink parts...
...front are figures that look away from you in distracted or pensive positions. You feel they might catch you staring at them and be annoyed. This unusual, enigmatic design leaves you with more questions than answers, like looking at a snapshot you find on the sidewalk. The stories inside reflect this unusual approach, telling challenging tales of low-key, working New Yorkers of the outer boroughs...
...show?a collection of artifacts and images of 234 years of Eastern trade?has raised hackles among British Chinese activists. A small but well-aimed campaign even convinced the library to tweak the exhibit's panel text to better reflect the dark side of the Company's activities in China. "The Opium Wars marked a turning point in history," says campaign organizer Steve Lau, who runs the Web site www.britishbornchinese.co.uk. "Chinese refer to the next century as the 'hundred years of shame.'" The library seems blindsided by the controversy: it hadn't actually ignored the East India Company's opium...
...Longin says student voices do not necessarily reflect the long-term interest of the University...