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...Upon his return from a brief stint as a correspondent in Iraq (recounted in his previous book, War Reporting for Cowards), British journalist Chris Ayres takes up a job as a Hollywood correspondent for the London Times. There, he witnesses a less violent, but equally disturbing, scene - the rapacious, debt-funded and seemingly insatiable spending habits of upwardly mobile West Coast Americans. Assigned to cover this world, he is compelled to emulate it, purchasing gargantuan televisions, unnecessary beauty treatments, pricey meals, and shady real estate. With dry British wit, he skewers American greed, L.A. life, and his own endless romantic...
...calling themselves the Red Army Faction (more commonly known outside Germany as the Baader-Meinhof gang), went on a killing spree in a fight against the establishment. "This is the story of our generation," says Stefan Aust, former editor of news magazine Der Spiegel and author of the book upon which film is based...
...followed with a loss to No. 8 Michigan on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the team squared off against NYAC again, this time failing to record a victory. The team concluded the weekend against Siena (0-2), gaining its first collegiate win of the season. Harvard looks to improve upon last season’s 12-12 overall record. HARVARD 11, SIENA 4 After last year’s 12-8 victory against Siena, the Crimson defeated the Saints once again, 11-4, to conclude the invitational at Blodgett Pool. Harvard jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and never...
...associate the Pope’s act of mercy with his so-called enrollment in the Hitler Youth is an indefensible failure of judgment. The Pope was unwillingly drafted—formally, automatically, and with no choice of his own. He was unenrolled upon joining the priesthood that the Nazis so despised...
...There has yet to be any reaction from the State Department but, before the vote, the State said simply that the referendum was an internal matter for the Venezuelans to decide upon. Despite declaring during his campaign last year that he'd be willing to meet with Chávez, U.S. President Barack Obama in a recent interview was critical of the Venezuelan and his stridently anti-U.S. stance. Washington will now watch to see if Chávez, who controls the western hemisphere's largest oil reserves, can retain his boisterous influence in the Americas - and survive politically...