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...trees that inspire erotic dreams and find planets full of pornographic animals. Throughout Tsutsui’s eclectic assortment of stories, rather mundane characters are brought face to face with dystopia and the world of science fiction. Time machines and stampeding gangs of smoking abolitionists break through the white static of the protagonists’ humdrum lives. Tsutsui’s surreal elements forcibly draw attention to the need for an expressive outlet in a world marked by such brutal pressure to conform.And indeed, the pressure to conform is brutal. The men in these stories (and every one is written...
...them relied on the same techniques and started to blend together. Stop-motion and fast-forwarding effects were popular with filmmakers trying to pack more time into 60 seconds, and much of the music seemed to come from the same new-age soundtrack with the requisite beeps and static. Not surprisingly, the one-minute format was better at capturing small moments than complex concepts. “About a minute is a good amount of time for a sort of visual gag,” audience member Diana G. Kimball ’09 said. “A minute...
...consciousness revisiting life after the death of the body, in utter solitude. It seems as fitting an oar as any, but Roth has other plans in the end.Marcus’s consciousness is the result of all his life’s past experiences, and Marcus remains defiantly static throughout the novel. His indignation—with his father, with his school, with organized religion, with a future he cannot accept–is what moves him forward through a passageway that narrows rapidly as he approaches his fate. Roth’s indignation is that Marcus must survive...
...Bloomberg's reversal underscores why term limits inspire robust debate, as both proponents and detractors can claim their position upholds democracy's bedrock principles. Supporters say term limits hold politicians accountable, usher in fresh views that shake up static power structures, and mitigate an incumbent's advantages. Opponents argue that in addition to creating lame ducks, term limits snatch away the public's fundamental right to choose their elected officials...
...speech, Scalia invoked the era before Earl Warren became Chief Justice in the mid-20th century, when the standard view held that the Constitution should be “no different from any other legal text, such as a statute.” “It bears a static meaning which does not change from generation to generation,” Scalia said. Although Scalia did not entirely disavow the importance of historical context, he criticized the non-originalists’ interpretation of the Constitution, which may use moral and philosophical arguments. “Lawyers [and judges...