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...sure to be a hit. On her third studio recording, she presents a newly-inspired strength and reveals herself to be a fresh, more confident Alicia. It’s a feel-good album that’s honest, probably best described as a slap in the face to wake up and enjoy life no matter what. “As I Am” is absolutely refreshing. Throughout the album, Keys takes an optimistic stance on everything she sings about. And if you’re that girl who needs to dump your untrustworthy boyfriend, Alicia Keys can show...
...franchise. I congratulated my friends who had not acted like douche-bags—after all, as a baseball fan who has never experienced the rapture of his team winning a World Series, I still have enough reverence for the game to know that it at least deserves a slap on the back. I also reflected: Perhaps this is the end of an era for Boston, an end to the persecution complex, to the insufferable masochism, to the bitter winter despair that never abates come April...
...same when he doesn't. Last fall, Pope Benedict XVI was a notable no-show at a September ceremony to mark 20 years since John Paul II had hosted a groundbreaking gathering of world religious leaders in Assisi, Italy. Some viewed the Pope's absence as a slap to those working for inter-faith dialogue, both inside and outside the Catholic Church. On Sunday, however, Benedict will be center stage at the most lavish, and well-attended, inter-religious ceremony of his papacy, organized by the same Sant'Egidio community that helped launch Assisi. What has changed? Why is Benedict...
...legitimate state, a terrorist organization akin to Al Qaeda or Hezbollah goes against the conventional understanding of what a terrorist organization is. We might as well say that the entire state of Iran is a terrorist organization. While this might please some interests and provide a symbolic slap in the face to Iran’s government, it would be ignorant. The army, just like the state, may have some components that support other terrorist organizations (such as training Hezbollah), but this does not mean the entire armed forces are terrorists...
...Iraq, was uncharacteristically uncertain. "Sir," he said, "I don't know, actually." For many watching, that answer was a stark indictment of the Bush Administration's conduct of the war over the past four years, and the logic behind it. It may also have been taken as a slap in the face by family members of the 3,774 Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice in this conflict...