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Werner Herzog's passions are the stuff of moviemaker legend: the time he walked 400 miles, from Munich to Paris, to help a sick friend live longer; or when, having told budding director Errol Morris that if the young man ever completed a film Herzog would eat his shoe, and Morris did, Herzog ate the damn shoe...
...G.O.P. and the Green Stuff "The G.O.P.'s Secret Weapon" [Oct. 9] described the Republicans' advantages over the Democrats in the upcoming congressional races: more money and a formidable ground game to turn out voters. But even more reassuring for G.O.P. leaders is knowing they, as members of the party in power, have gerrymandered electoral districts; booby-trapped election processes in such states as Ohio and Florida; and widely mandated unreliable, unsecure and unverifiable voting equipment. Time should invite international judges and journalists to monitor the elections and report their findings in the magazine. Robert Travis San Antonio, Texas...
...conceive of life not-as-a-doctor are on the verge of being replaced by a bunch who don't seem to mind the bureaucratic stuff - the 9 to 5 docs. Hard problems do not attract them. Sub specialization, cost-effectiveness and "compliance issues" will increasingly dominate their professional lives and they will deal well with an enlarged para-medical industry and hospital bureaucracy...
...reaching to enumerate, of understanding how the world works. For one thing, it is a remarkable fact that we have come to understand as much as we do about the natural world: the history of the universe and our planet, the forces that make it tick, the stuff we’re made of, the origin of living things, and the machinery of life, including our own mental life.I believe we have a responsibility to nurture and perpetuate this knowledge for the same reason that we have a responsibility to perpetuate an appreciation of great accomplishments in the arts...
...Vegemite teaches restraint. Unlike peanut butter or Nutella, it actually tastes worse the more you put on your toast. I have eaten unrefrigerated Vegemite almost half a decade beyond its use by date with no noticeable decline in taste or texture. This stuff would survive a nuclear holocaust. It's almost impossible to consume Vegemite without a drink close by, and thus it has a symbiotic relationship with the breakfast beverage industry. It has no fat. It's made by an American-owned company. Also I'm pretty sure you could polish silver with...