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...Sick kids have always sold well, everywhere from novels like Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury” to commercials for St. Jude’s research hospital. Wray doesn’t have to do the difficult and virtuosic work of setting up a fictional environment in which Will’s violence is forgivable. It’s the schizophrenia defense. Will’s twisted logic unspools over time, but never is there an instant’s doubt that the incident isn’t fully justified by the illness...
...modern humans, some with normal development and others with microcephaly, an abnormal smallness of the head. That last comparison was critical, since some researchers have suggested that H. floresiensis represents not a separate species but is instead a modern human stricken with microcephaly or similar illnesses. But the "sick hobbit" hypothesis has been unable to gain much traction...
...wouldn’t be all fun and games for the Crimson men. With many of Harvard’s male athletes injured, it would have been difficult for the Crimson to pull out a victory against the Bulldogs.“In the 4x100, freshman Chuma Ogunwole was sick and tore his hamstring,” Geloneck said. “We messed up the handoff, and were disqualified.”Rookie Jon Dingus also sat out on the sidelines with either a broken or stress-fractured foot.“I think it’s important...
...flee since fighting started in March 2008, when the Sri Lankan army began advancing on areas held by the Tigers in the northern region known as the Vanni. Over 65,000 civilians have since braved the fighting and escaped to safety behind army lines, and another 10,000 sick and wounded civilians and caregivers have been evacuated by sea by the International Committee of the Red Cross...
...Love Song” for? SBB: That was for my record company, out of frustration that I had displeased them somehow. 14. FM: “Love Song” hit the Billboard Pop 100 chart number 1 spot back in 2007. Do you ever get sick of singing it? SBB: Unfortunately, yes. It comes and goes. It’s one of those songs that I’m eternally grateful for. I never want to complain about it because it’s opened so many doors, but there are days where I don’t want...