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...Rosenfeld in their critique of Farris's portrayal of the "Ideal Harvard President" (Letters, "Cartoon Objectifies," Feb. 22), I think their anger is misdirected. I would like to point out that the image used in the cartoon--an incredibly exaggerated and emaciated female body--has been the dominant symbol in the Steve Madden advertisement campaign for over two years. I have long been appalled at the unhealthy and overtly stereotypical image of a tiny waist and gargantuan legs being sold to young women...
...Burma to the Wa state, where the drugs are further refined into the tablets that are eventually smuggled into Thailand and sold, via numerous middlemen, to Jacky and her fellow addicts at the Do It Yourself Happy Homes. The pink pills that Jacky smokes are all stamped WY, the symbol of the United Wa State Army...
...public awareness about the problem by drawing attention to some of its most egregiously deposited examples. During outings, Cho keeps watch for specimens left in high-traffic venues and transforms the offending piles into "protest messages" by adorning each one with a small flag bearing an ironic, eye-catching symbol. He then outlines the subject in chalk to resemble a homicide victim, and signs and dates the entire tableau-which he may also photograph if the mood takes...
...godfather of Chungchong pro-vince, south of Seoul, certainly loves his cutlery. Last Aug. 13, the day Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stirred Korean anger over his country's wartime past by visiting Yasukuni Shrine?a notorious symbol of Japanese militarism?13 of Cho's men sent a message to Tokyo. Draped in Korean flags, they knelt on the ground in Independence Park in Seoul and each laid a pinkie finger on a flat, wooden scything board. As television cameras rolled, they lopped off the last joint, wrapped the bloody stubs in a Korean flag and headed off to present...
...unique status. Though she said she was quitting to spend more time with her family, the move was widely interpreted as a sign that she was at odds with Tung, over, among other things, the pace of the terri-tory's democratic development. Chan has described herself as a symbol of the terri-tory's independence, inviting journalists to view her as the canary in Hong Kong's political coal mine. Her departure, therefore, is a signal that all is not well. Chan's resignation marks the beginning of Hong Kong's "second transition," according to William Overholt, an executive...