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...really, truly sad. The comfortable Americans who look down on the activists from a great height are showing history who they are, and that's sad too. But there's one group that seems to me to have distinguished itself with its protests, and that is the old silent majority that in its latest incarnation has refound its voice. And they're not partisans. They're patriots. They're acting out their protectiveness toward a great Republic. Too bad Gore couldn...
...that Davis "is not a good trumpet player but a great soloist," a seemingly gnomic statement that nails Davis precisely. Unable to execute the speedy, flowing lines of be-bop, he instead found a voice whose terse eloquence resided not only in his exquisite, lapidary phrases but in the silent spaces between them as well. On Blue in Green, the album's third cut, there are passages of such poised stillness that they constitute a sort of aural photograph, a moment perfectly preserved...
...Latin enthusiasts believe that if young students learn word roots, they will be able to decipher unfamiliar words. (By some estimates, 65% of all English words have Latin roots.) Latin is an almost purely phonetic language. There are no silent letters, and each letter represents a single sound. That makes it useful in teaching reading. And once kids master the grammatical structure of Latin - which is simple, logical and consistent - they will more easily grasp the many grammatical exceptions in English...
...light of such feelings, a community advisory committee has been established, effectively breaking the silent spell with a community meeting on Oct. 19. The 15 members represent groups involved with Arts on the Point, like the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, the Boston Harbor Association, the Massachusetts State Archives, Boston College High School, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art, among others. Opening the lines of communication has spurred Arts on the Point back into action, as Tucker enthusiastically plans the installation of five new pieces: Tony Smith's infamous "Stinger," Ursula von Rydingsvard...
...world of the unknown laughmakers, with their nervous hands on a microphone, the sweat beading on their brows, the poorly timed delivery of a punchline-where the comedy sometimes isn't encapsulated in the clever joke, but in the tragedy of a comic hung out to dry by the silent pursed lips of his audience...