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...Princeton University Press, the magazine went out of its way to refer to "the forces of censorship" in a complimentary way: "It is to their credit, and to the credit of the Postmaster's General's Office, that they have permitted the book to be freely sold and to travel unhindered through the mails these last 12 years." Attentive ears could detect the sound of sucking up to the Post Office. (Those kind words would fall on deaf ears...
Despite the turmoil in Lebanon, El-Zaatari said that he has "chosen to stay with my family"—he returned to his hometown of Sidon, from Beirut earlier this week. Since he is "far from any zones where major bombing has been taking place" and travel on major roads has been dangerous for the last few days, he said, staying put "is the safest option...
...hour passes without the sound of Israeli planes or news of a new attack not too far away," he wrote. "I don’t even know when I will be able to leave home safely or travel outside the country...
...Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989) follows two guitar-playing high schoolers as they travel through time in a magic phone booth, nabbing historical figures—such as Socrates and Lincoln—to use in a history class presentation. Van Halen references outnumber complete sentences in this ’80s classic; it’s the pseudo-unintentional comedy of the last 20 years, and booze only makes it better...
...rooms where one can admire the handcrafted handles of the swords that each academician receives upon election. Suddenly, the much-vaunted French “defense of high culture” gained new meaning.One visit to a prestigious and well-guarded institute hardly constitutes a new form of travel, and in fact the Academy was not my only coup. More prosaically, in the manuscripts division of the French National Library, I enjoyed peeking at the illuminated pages of my medievalist neighbors. Even better, I applied to enter the French National Assembly, which boasts a small but gloriously frescoed library. After...