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...some of the missing. Graham Russell, whose 28-year-old son Philip died on the bus, spoke for many when he told reporters: "Any delay is crucifying people." The experts are sympathetic, but argue that the identification process has been complicated by several factors. One of them is sheer size: in a typical year, London has only about 200 murders, so this attack represents a homicide wave. Second, bodies were severely damaged by massive explosive forces. And finally, coroners are desperate to get things right. After 58 tourists were gunned down in a 1997 attack in Luxor, Egypt, by contrast...
...Name of the Rose,” Eco’s new book presents itself as a kind of detective story. But here the author, whose nonfiction work centers on semiotics, seems to care less about providing coherent clues than about dazzling us with the sheer variety of his mind’s palette...
...continues to be my favorite capital: as diverse and complex as it is beautiful. Above all, it is the city's relationship with its past that fascinates me: of the great cities of the world, only Rome and Cairo can even begin to rival New Delhi for the sheer volume and density of historic remains; yet in New Delhi, familiarity has bred not pride but contempt. Every year, more ruins vanish, victims of unscrupulous property developers or unthinking bureaucrats. Sometimes no other great city seems less loved or cared for. Occasionally there is an outcry as the tomb...
...there was a difference between London on 7/7 and New York City on 9/11. The first was sheer scale. Mercifully, the atrocities in London were a fraction of the human cost of 9/11. And the second was related to that but not entirely explained by it. Americans often react to crises with action and emotion. They see a problem and want to fix it. Brits' reflexive instinct at such times is often calm and steady endurance. In London last week, the immediate quiet was perhaps the most striking thing--followed by an insistence on normality. "Work's over, but there...
...connected idea attracts us to Lincoln: as we remake ourselves, we remake our surroundings. He didn't just talk or write or theorize. He split rail, fired rifles, tried cases and pushed for new bridges and roads and waterways. In his sheer energy, Lincoln captures a hunger in us to build and to innovate. It's a quality that can get us in trouble; we may be blind at times to the costs of progress. And yet, when I travel to other parts of the world, I remember that it is precisely such energy that sets us apart, a sense...