Word: untilized
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Aristotle's view prevailed through the Middle Ages, was embraced by Christianity and went largely unquestioned until Galileo and other early 17th century sky watchers pointed the newly invented telescope at the sun and saw black spots on its surface. So much for solar purity. Despite clerical disapproval, the reality...
In Hollywood the black man's burden is to be all things to all people: stoic Sidney Poitier and sassy Eddie Murphy, angelic sitcom kid and fuming rapmaster. Lee's movie bravely tries both approaches. It gives you sweet, then rancid, but without explaining why it turned. He holds the...
Q. The subtitle of your book is A Sort of History of the United States, but some people will find it sort of upsetting. You say that the First Amendment guarantees the right of religious groups, "no matter how small or unpopular, to hassle you in airports." You explain that...
A young investment banker I know went bankrupt not long ago. He had let his debts get the better of him and had gambled recklessly in the market. But he was of essentially good character and excellent financial prospects, so if only his creditors had borne with him until he...
Her lifeless reappearance raises a number of troubling questions. Murder? Bad. Suicide? Much better. In the good old days, the inconvenient matter could have been put on ice until the ship returned to its home port of Vladivostok, where the official party whitewash would have explained everything. Not now. The...