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Hometown: Santa Barbara, California Ideal Date: Two surfboards, a decent swell, and a glorious Pacific sunset...
...optimism born of the 2008 American election disseminates across borders, we are already witnessing new kinds of Hope surge and swell. In most nations, we recognize the Hope of a better international system, manifested in the Hope for the return of multilateral cooperation with the United States of America. This Hope is more the permanent exit of what University of Toronto political science professor Beth Fischer has referred to as the “cowboy-swagger” of the Republican Party. It is Hope for renewed, dignified leadership that is not just multilateral. As Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd...
...credit, Microsoft has done a swell job of keeping us hooked with offers like a free 60-day trial and discounted versions of Office that sell for as low as $80 online. For most users, however, free Web apps are really all you need...
...could feel the heat from its glance and immediately sensed the evil of the heat. He lazily drew a finger across one of the seeds in his palm. “Pumpkins,” he said, almost crooning. “The soil is fertile here. They shall swell round and flourish. Soon they will look like...” He trailed off, making circles in the air in front of his chest. He watched Roxanna as though he were waiting for something. But she could not turn her gaze from the patch of garden that...
...When you think of America, what makes your heart swell with pride and your eyes well up? Is it the idea of steel mills, microwaves, and the Internet? Or is it “American Gothic,” the Lincoln Memorial, and “My Country ‘Tis of Thee?” The fact is that when politicians stopped supporting artists, they stopped supporting the country’s vision of itself. We may have grown as a country since then, but that does not mean we have grown as a culture...