Word: unexpectedness
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Sri Lanka's Crisis In your story on Sri Lanka's political situation [Nov. 17], you stated that President Chandrika Kumaratunga "declared a state of emergency, then declined to sign the order two days later." This is completely false. For a state of emergency to be declared, the President of...
Assistant Professor of Sociology Mark J. Zimny said he was amused by the ruckus, joking that he “did not actually have a well prepared lecture in the can, thus he welcomed the unexpected intrusion with gusto.”
Denys Arcand's The Barbarian Invasions, a multiple prizewinner at Cannes, is a comic valentine about a dying man too incorrigibly full of life to give it up. Remy was also a sexual obsessive. This is supposed to make him an endearing character, deserving of reconciliation with his family and...
But the new force must transcend traditional military culture as well. The State Department would have to be directly involved in the training, which would include some basic diplomatic skills--knowledge of Islamic culture and mores, familiarity with the Koran and language proficiency. The X-Peacekeepers would also have to...
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon; 2003) It couldn't be more prescient or unexpected: a comix-style memoir by a woman who grew up during the Iranian revolution. Totally unique and utterly fascinating, Satrapi's simple style reveals the complexities of this veiled-off world. Full Review