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...working on the last few chapters of ‘I Am a Strange Loop’...”. Hofstadter originally expected to publish the book as a rehash of “Gödel, Escher, Bach,” but right in line with the theme of self-reference, the experience of writing this book effected major changes in its aims and content, and we as intimate readers are privy to that fact. Hofstadter has had the time to write and rewrite this book until it stands alone perfectly...
...have a point--and not just because she's my niece. Wicked has tapped into a theme that seems to crop up in a lot of Broadway shows these days: stories of misfits or underdogs who prove their worth in spite of the odds. Hairspray revolves around a zaftig high school dance whiz who fights for racial integration and fat-girl power in 1962 Baltimore. The Color Purple, the Oprah-produced musicalization of Alice Walker's novel, is the uplifting story of an African-American girl's journey from abused teen to empowered adult. The action hero...
...efforts to reduce the stress of college admissions. She redesigned the school's application to reflect her desire for applicants who make strong contributions to a few extracurricular activities rather than amass long lists of them. A book she co-wrote last year, "Less Stress, More Success," emphasized that theme...
...retooling her strategy on four fronts: intensifying her fund-raising, emphasizing her experience and policy depth (she's counting on the upcoming debates to put those on display), pondering when and how to go on the offensive against Obama and dusting off the "two for the price of one" theme of her husband's 1992 campaign. But this time it's Bill you would get in the bargain...
...With U.S. moves towards a nuclear deal with North Korea another point of contention between the two sides - Japan is skeptical of North Korea's intentions - Abe will need to find a positive theme to accentuate. His best bet may be Tokyo's newest foreign policy priority: climate change. On Tuesday, Japan and the U.S. signed a landmark pact that calls for cooperative development on clean coal technology and nuclear power, including Japanese help for the first new atomic power plant in the U.S. in 30 years. Japanese media are also reporting that Abe and President George W. Bush will...