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...exposition, and there is lots of exposition because the book focus on moments, is necessary-watching Ravelstein finger through silks in a Paris boutique, for example. But the reader often longs for something more concrete than the image of an effete, successful intellectual on a Paris shopping binge. The sum of Ravelstein's character is revealed in ordinary interactions, rather than when his intellectual or personal muscles are challenged...
...while most student groups struggle to raise cash, the organizers of Jesus Week say they managed to raise the staggering sum in little more than a week...
...Zero-sum games create permanent enemies. The current zero-sum power game will produce tens of millions of losers if Harrington and Menino destroy Fenway Park. Instead, why not phase in an upper deck of perhaps 10,000 seats? Harrington gets expansion, Menino gets re-elected, the players remain rich and my nephew and I keep our memories. Fans and Fenway Park neighbors would prove patient with the ongoing reconstruction...
...sum, "The Misanthropic Mr. Chu" raises a plethora of general issues related to unattractive portrayals of minorities in the media. What should be more respected, artistic license or ethnic sensitivity? When does an autobiographical parody cross the line and become a demeaning racial stereotype? To what degree should media organizations regulate their content's political correctness? The debate on these issues, and on "The Misanthropic Mr. Chu", is far from closed. We encourage you to add your voice to the debate...
Activists are targeting the IMF and World Bank partly because the organizations are creditors for much of the $350 billion owed by the world's impoverished countries (a sum just one-third of the value lost on the NASDAQ over the past three months). Of these, many of the poorest, like Mozambique, Honduras and Myanmar, have little hope of making repayment. Drastic steps to relieve their plight have gained a spectrum of supporters, including Pope John Paul II; Bono, the U2 rock-band singer; and Jubilee 2000, an international faith-based coalition...