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...first graced Time's cover in 1929 as a solemn, curly-haired 3-year-old. Elizabeth has tended to be serious, not glamorous (that was sister Margaret), beloved (her mother) or idolized (Diana). Yet her story inspired in our readers respect, devotion and admiration for how she has guided Britain with grace and dignity...
...able to learn more about demographic trends among college students. But this proposal of a database is not well-founded. While we endorse another of the commission’s ideas—a ranking system of U.S. colleges—the prospect of a student database raises serious concerns...
...Times will be forever associated with the Bush administration’s telephone eavesdropping, but few would argue it was not doing its job by uncovering the program.Others argue that while The Crimson has a right to publish the story, it smacks more of tabloid journalism and is not serious news that merits space in the paper. It only makes us come across as petty and jealous, they say. But what these critics must remember is that Viswanathan is a public figure, and her book is a work publicly available to everyone. Five hundred thousand dollars is a serious amount...
...reality ruin their fun until it’s too late. Richard himself is given ample warning of the various dangers facing his rule but decides to go off to Ireland rather than confront them, returning only to be deposed. This Richard was likely to brush off serious matters with a sneer and a wave of the hand, which painted the defection of the more serious members of his court (they wore suits and ties instead of t-shirts or fishnets), in the light of extreme annoyance rather than rebellion. As played by Polk, he was almost too childish...
...woman spills coffee while juggling a cup of fruit. Park District workers tidy the large park, and police officers, mostly chatting among themselves, keep a careful eye on a crowd that is quickly swelling. The people here - mostly Hispanic, but whites and blacks as well - wear serious faces, but there is a sense that this is as much an event as a rally, as busloads of kids, large trucks and ordinary drivers whip by honking approval for a gathering that police expect to grow to some 300,000 in Chicago alone. Newspapers carrying the headline "Today We March, Tomorrow...