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...participants, there lies on its behalf a lasting scar on the American attitude toward sexual assault. The discussion of the crime here was undermined by the fervor about the case and its ensuing collapse. This dilutes the public understanding of the crime and its pervasiveness, and represents a strike against the just resolution of genuine instances of sexual assault. Of course, what’s done is done, and there exists only the opportunity to do no further damage. We hope that the media does not delve into a critique of the revealed identity of the players’ accuser...
...space of a few bars, whether from the first- or third-person perspective. The line in “New Routine” about two men telling each other jokes “that they both know / that they both know” is remarkably apt and sure to strike chords with longtime friends everywhere. Musically, the album is more in-your-face than the band’s previous efforts. Especially worthy of note is the title track. The song, which details long-suppressed passions between two Channel Six news reporters, is both clever (“We belong...
While theugly fact ofglobal warmingmay strike a blow to our self-esteem as a species, you have put together a guide to keep us from descending into negative, cynical despair [April 9]. This roll-up-our-sleeves attitude may yet find America at its best. And thank you for keeping this overarching issue from political partisanship. Global warming is bigger than Al Gore, the Democrats and the Republicans. It is larger than...
...country's remaining white residents, who number in the tens of thousands and mainly back the opposition. The M.D.C.'s principal base is in the urban slums, so Mugabe destroyed many of them, forcing millions of shanty dwellers into the streets or exile. The opposition called a general strike on April 2, but it's hard for a strike to have much impact when many of its potential supporters are outside the country...
...Crimson close, but the team could do little on offense against Ratliff, who set the offense down 11 batters he faced. Finally, with two outs in the eighth, Harvard got something going. Stoeckel singled off the second baseman’s glove. Byrne then fought over several two strike pitches before grounding a single up the middle. That brought up Vance representing the tying run, but the center fielder could only pop to second on a full count. In the ninth, Wilson led off with a single to right, but Ratliff struck out the next three hitters...