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...simultaneously an evocation and an interment of the martial arts film. Lee?s cunning management of crowds and his spectacular use of camera and setting lend to this live-action film the aesthetics of anime. At times the film stops in wonder at its own devices. Which is a shame, since Duelist is so smart and pretty, it doesn?t to tell us how much it admires itself. The movie?s preening is demeaning...
...home from unsanitary refugee camps. The impact on public health is clear: tens of thousands of lives could be saved every month. But as you rightly observe, the political will does not exist to increase the peacekeeping force to a level that would make that possible. It is a shame that the decision to allocate resources in a crisis is too often based on political considerations rather than humanitarian need. Richard J. Brennan, M.D. International Rescue Committee New York City Benjamin Coghlan, M.D. Burnet Institute Melbourne, Australia It is wrenching to see the people of a vast and resourceful country...
...home from unsanitary refugee camps. The impact on public health is clear: tens of thousands of lives could be saved every month. But as you rightly observe, the political will does not exist to increase the peacekeeping force to a level that would make that possible. It is a shame that the decision to allocate resources in a crisis is too often based on political considerations rather than humanitarian need. RICHARD J. BRENNAN, M.D. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE New York City ----------------- BENJAMIN COGHLAN, M.D. BURNET INSTITUTE Melbourne, Australia...
...solved the Times crossword every day. Then, in 1981, I discovered Sondheim's book of cryptics, and the devious, luxuriant word play had me hooked. Now I search them out in Harper's, The Nation, The Atlantic (where they have been demoted to appearing only online - shame!), Games and the book collections assembled by Newman, Hook and Cox and Rathvon...
Your brother committed suicide when you were 21. How do you handle something like that? I don't know that you do handle it. Suicide is such a strange thing. It's still shrouded in mystery and, for some people, shame because of their religious beliefs or whatever reason. It's like someone steps out of the shadows and stabs you with a stiletto. Then you have to figure out how to move on from there...