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...Whereas rapes most certainly result, however, the reporting of them does not. Many victims respond with denial, self-hate, utter shock and chagrin or, most destructive, self-blame. Their last instinct is to phone the authorities and seek immediate justice and reconciliation. As such, the College and HUPD understandably feel relieved when victims of sexual assault come forward and bravely report their experience. This is, after all, the only mode through which such criminal transgressions can be pursued, accounted for, analyzed and hopefully prevented...
...death of Krueger, whose blood alcohol was more than five times the legal limit, "sent shock waves out to a lot of schools," says Captain William B. Evans, commander of the Allston-Brighton police district...
...bombardment of Gaza Monday night in retaliation for the bombing of a school bus, the Egyptian leader can't very easily reverse it now - not even under pressure from the U.S., which pays Egypt some $2 billion a year to be Israel's friend. Egypt's move, which caused shock and consternation in Israeli political circles, was echoed Wednesday by Jordan, which announced that its new ambassador designate would not present his credentials in Israel until the "Israeli aggression" against Palestinians had ended...
...make a case that modern stars are true avatars of the grand old style. This volume's swank portraits of Cameron Diaz, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, smartly juxtaposed with pictures of Gable, Garbo, Crawford (some originally published elsewhere), suggest an unbroken dynasty of movie glamour. A few shock photos--like Annie Leibovitz's 1995 reunion of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon--prove that aging stars have a sense of humor. This is the ultimate Hollywood picture history, convincing us that stars had faces then and, glory be, still do. "It" lives...
...doesn't shock me that some of the retired Jews in Palm Beach may have miscast their votes. Although both of my grandmothers, who live just a few miles south of Palm Beach, know more about politics than any person with a job, they are stymied by technology. My maternal grandmother, Mama I, is so defiantly anti-VCR and cell phone that whenever she reaches her friend Roz's answering machine, she hangs up on it and says, "What does she need with that for? Like she's some big business executive...