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...major distinction can be made among art works that utilize history. On the one hand there are art works that attempt to place themselves, regardless of genre and extent of revisionism, within the realm of historical discussion on a particular topic. On the other, there are those which make no attempt to enter the arena of debate and interpretation and merely use history as a convenient plot backdrop...
...Speaking seriously, it's worth every cent. That was made clear as sarin gas in a week when, as war loomed in Iraq, the threat of chemical and biological attacks was very much a Hot Zone topic. Not to mention the more conventional terrorist technique of using bullets. Last week's shooting of U.S. accountants in Pakistan ? and who could be more harmless than an accountant? ? was followed by the horrendous machine-gunning of 60 tourists in Luxor, Egypt. The Islamic militants were only trying to take hostages, of course ? or so they...
...large university where many professors are difficult to reach, I find her outwardly encouraging me to pick her brain about any topic that interests me," he says. "Working for Professor Prentiss has convinced me that I want to be an atomic physicist... I could not speak more highly of a person for her ability as a scientist, as a teacher and as a leader...
...times, the film presents too much of its excellent source material at once and becomes tedious. Nonetheless, Blood Money is a solid, thorough treatment of a very timely topic...
...concept as abstract as intellectual possession, the specifics of Dyson's meeting with Bill Gates, Vice-President Al Gore '69, and 99 high-level CEOs at Gates's own home--including a captivating description of a glassblower hired as entertainment for the occasion--eventually lead to the topic of singularity of experience, which follows the subject of intellectual property and its protection. This combination of nonchalant discussion and highly authoritative philosophizing pervades the latter chapters of the book...