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...assessing any given terror attack by the quantity of dead and injured. ("That one wasn't so bad; only three were killed.") A young mother we know has witnessed this kind of imperviousness in her two sons, ages 4 and 6, who cry, "Terror attack," and joyfully throw their toy cars into the air. There is a numbness too in Israeli attitudes toward the punishment inflicted upon the Palestinian population. Most Israelis operate in denial, either ignoring this human suffering or justifying it with rationalizations such as "They started...
INDUCTED. RAGGEDY ANN, 87, wholesome redheaded doll; into the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining such icons as Barbie and Mr. Potato Head; in Salem, Ore. With the support of letter-writing fans, Raggedy Ann won the honor after being passed over four times...
...purposes of this column we call Rover, has hit that stage where he's testing the boundaries of truth. Having snatched a toy away from his younger sibling while I have my back turned, he'll deny ever doing it, or claim preposterously, "she was finished with it." It's useless to point out to him that what he's saying is easily disproved. His bereft sister is wailing beside him. He simply refuses to back down from...
...Japanese district court in Naha. The incident was the latest in a string of public relations debacles for the U.S. military in Okinawa, whose personnel number some 26,000. Woodland has been sentenced to 32 months in jail. INDUCTED. RAGGEDY ANN, 87, wholesome redheaded doll, into the U.S. National Toy Hall of Fame, joining such icons as Barbie and Mr. Potato Head; in Salem, Oregon. With the support of letter-writing fans, Raggedy Ann won the honor after having been passed over four times. RESENTENCED. KRISHNA MAHARAJ, 63, British baron of banana imports who spent the past 15 years...
...crimes of unbridled ego and bearing false witness, writers are habitual offenders. At the age of 13, Briony Tallis is a born writer. The intricate English girl at the center of Atonement (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday; 351 pages; $26) is a self-regarding child, the kind who keeps a toy farm in her bedroom with all the animals pointing toward her. Eager to superintend the lives of those around her, she believes that through her powers of invention and language, "an unruly world could be made just so." In a complicated way, she turns out to be right, but only after...