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...White Ribbon (Michael Haneke) Strange, brutal crimes afflict a German village in 1913, and everyone--the stern adults, the winsome children--is a suspect in Haneke's spare, unsparing Palme d'Or winner. A masterpiece...
Saturday's match, overseen by a stern, whistle-blowing Chinese referee, was far more controlled, though no less feisty. Opposing players harried and hounded, clattering into each other with hard tackles while creating few scoring opportunities. The North Korean spectators were uniformed in a sea of red shirts and caps, many banging drums in disciplined, choreographed rhythm. The cameras in the stadium, wielded by the North Korean authorities, didn't reveal whether the nation's Dear Leader and known football enthusiast, Kim Jong Il, was in attendance. Advertising billboards arrayed around the pitch for the benefit of the television audience...
...there anything you won't make fun of? - Jennifer Black Stern, Aliso Viejo, Calif. In May there were rumors that Patrick Swayze had passed away. I didn't perpetuate those rumors. When Heath Ledger passed away, there were hordes of paparazzi camped outside Michelle Williams' house. I didn't run any of those pictures. There are certain things that to me are just right or are just very wrong. It's a fine line, and I walk it in my head...
...whereas persuasive techniques would encourage them to tell the truth. That doesn't make sense to me. I don't like torture either, but if it proves to obtain information that puts a stop to future bloodshed - as it has, according to experts - then I say please resume. John Stern, Grand Haven, Mich...
...would respond to persuasion; they have proved to be hate-filled extremists who place no value on human life. I don't like torture either, but if it obtains information that puts a stop to future bloodshed - as it has, according to experts - then I say please resume. John Stern, GRAND HAVEN, MICH...