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...hope that in the future The Crimson will refrain from publishing words or illustrations that are so unabashedly disrespectful...
...couple of zebras drawing Magdalene's chariot, and the earthquake that follows the crucifixion was as stunning as the Red Sea parting, although virtually thrown away.... De Mille's sincerity was on a par with his stern ruling that, during production, the actors portraying the Christ and the apostles refrain from drinking, gambling, cussing, night-clubbing and even having intercourse with their wives...
...their part, protestors must recognize the politically self-defeating consequences of appearing militant—to oppose, in Hayden’s words, “not the police but the partisan use of the police” which may emerge. Demonstrators and authorities alike had better recall the refrain of the students chanting in 1968, under the clubs of the Chicago police: “The whole world is watching...
...have sex too. Violence, on the other hand, is something none of us want our kids to be involved in. Sex, intrinsically, is a good thing. The human body, intrinsically, is at least a neutral thing. Violence, we can all agree, is a bad thing. So why is the refrain of the cultural conservative always a complaint about “sex and violence” as if they’re the same thing? Indeed, not only are the two often conflated, but many on the Right seem more scandalized by sex than by violence. I can?...
...tapestry of friendships Mui wove throughout her life in the treacherous world of show business and unaware, too, of the professionalism she displayed in the series of performances she gave in the months before her death. Mui was more than an "Asian Madonna" or a Garbo. Please refrain from using Western icons to stereotype our artists. They deserve the status of originals. Chen Yixiao Singapore...