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...Something like this is what appears to have happened with Cho. When he blew, he blew savagely. Not only was the sheer body count on the campus horrific, but so was the relish with which the victims were killed. Doctors in the hospital where the survivors were treated described their injuries as "brutal," with each of the victims sustaining at least three bullet wounds. Of course, plenty of people fail tests and end romances and even suffer unspeakable abuse as children. And while there are a lot of narcissists in the world, many of whom crash and burn in their...
Lynch hit higher and higher notes on his trumpet as Palmieri improvised on the piano, effortlessly pushing the piece faster and faster. By its end, the crowd was in paroxysms of sheer delight...
...Boston theater. Contrasting New York with Harvard, he points out, “Here, you are bound by typecasting. At Harvard, I played a 103-year-old man and older men and younger men.” According to Cozzens, the commercialism of New York theater combined with the sheer size of its community makes it drastically different from Harvard. “At Harvard, you have access to people who are doing work that is not commercial. Here, when someone produces a show, you have to sell tickets. You need an audience to come...
...violence in this city of about 1 million people hasn't reached a level comparable to that in Baghdad. Infrastructure and services in the city are functional by Iraqi standards despite the central government, which delays projects by sheer inertia, say U.S. and Kurdish officials. Such neglect may soon reach a crisis point in Kirkuk. The Iraqi constitution calls for the city to hold a referendum by year's end on whether it should remain under the control of the central Iraqi government in Baghdad or become part of Iraqi Kurdistan...
...have aged and moved through Harvard, I’ve taken the place less and less seriously. This is warranted, in my humble opinion, because of the sheer pretension demonstrated by the faculty, indifference displayed by the administration, and insanity displayed by the student body. In order to maintain a healthy mental outlook, one can’t take too seriously the professor who doesn’t bother to show up to class, the administration’s efforts to “stop” underage drinking, or the kid in your dining hall who talks to himself...