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Why does this pull so strongly at the imagination? Partly (though this is the least of the elements) because the puzzle is good: Is the icebreaker really prepared to bring back something that has been living for centuries in the Greenland ice? Partly because, seen by Smilla under stress, the...
For mainstream Republicans seeking to put the Evangelicals back in their pews -- from which they would supply votes but not leadership -- the religious right's image as sinister, rigid and exclusionary was excellent material. Ditto for liberal opponents like People for the American Way, which monitors the religious right and...
It is doubtful whether Horn designed her mechanized sculpture to withstand the wear and tear of continuous running in a museum. At any given time, quite a few of the pieces are not working, and since even the ones that are have lengthy delays between cycles, the viewer spends a...
This line of argument is particularly sinister, because it seems legitimate--it's not a blatant smear, or an all-out attempt at character assassination. Rather, it's a criticism of the most substantive realm of the politician, how he or she votes.
The wizards who market soft drinks know that America is a fad-happy nation, and Pepsi has long been adroit at catching or creating the latest wave. But there is sometimes a dark side to the national thirst to be part of a trend. Jangling deep in the psyche of...