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Moore's story, which was published by DC Comics in 12 monthly installments in 1986, was conceived back when Ronald Reagan and the Russkies were still swapping dark threats, and few imagined the Soviet Union could collapse under its own deadweight. This was the pre-Internet age (Moore pounded out his scripts on a manual typewriter), when most comics had an afterlife only in the back-issue bins. But Watchmen soon attained the status of legend and literature; in 2005, TIME cited it as one of the 100 best novels since 1923. (See page 54 for our book critic...
...estranged husband, the film displays a day in the life of her large extended family’s impoverished existence. Her daughter Nayda (Jacklyn Jose) resents the unbreakable ties to this home that an unexpected pregnancy (and the ensuing marriage) reinforced, and her ambiguous romantic interest in her cousin Ronald (Kristoffer King) further complicates her emotions. Cousin Alan (Coco Martin) has impregnated his girlfriend, Merly (Mercedes Cabral)—a one-way ticket to the altar and another mouth to feed. And all the while, “service” men gather in the theatre?...
...clear that none of the major recommendations listed in the report will be implemented anytime soon. But in the meantime, students will reap the benefits from the administration’s small gestures to keep the arts moving forward.Faust recounts that after reading the Task Force report, Sir Ronald Cohen—a member of the Board of Overseers, the University’s second highest governing body—will bring a production of one of T.S. Eliot’s works to campus before heading for New York.“The arts are often the first thing...
...Chief Justice Ronald George, the Republican justice who authored last year's opinion, appeared to agree that the barrier to constitutional amendments is far too low in California, noting that the Golden State has seen fit to amend its constitution no fewer than 500 times since 1911, while the U.S. Constitution has survived more than 200 years with just 27 amendments. But like Kennard, who had also voted with the majority to establish the right to gay marriage last year, George seemed to suggest Thursday that until the people of California raise the barrier for amendments, the court has little...
...Dear Rush, Thanks for all you're doing to promote Republican and conservative principles...Sincerely, Ron" - A letter from former President Ronald Reagan, reprinted in The National Review, Sept...