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...relationship between quirkiness and meaning is the book's dominant theme, perhaps best appreciated in Gould's retelling of the joke about a woman shopping for a large chicken. The butcher puts a two-pounder, his last bird, on the scale. "Not big enough," says the woman. Pretending to weigh a larger one, the butcher presses his thumb on the scale until it reads three pounds. "Fine," says the customer, "I'll take them both...
...increase. At the time of his 81st birthday last month, the Chinese press published a freshly written song in his honor. After twice repeating the words "Xiaoping, hello," the lyrics continue: "Lands frozen in the past today are becoming fertile/ Ships grounded in the past today weigh anchor and sail/ Things lost in the past today are returning twofold...
...Honor Code: A. Michael Spence, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, last spring asked for a study of colleges across the country to weigh the merits of an honor code and to determine whether Harvard might benefit from such a system (see story, page...
...skeptical Federal District Judge Richard Owen traveled from New York to Tucson last week to weigh Bonanno's claim in an improvised courtroom next to St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center. The old mobster stated that his doctor "recommended me not to testify." He complained of chest pains and refused to answer questions. Government medical experts said that Bonanno was healthier than he claimed. The judge agreed, calling Bonanno's performance "an arrogant flouting of the duty to give testimony." Owen found Bonanno in contempt of court and ordered him to prison until he changed his mind, or until...
State Department Correspondent Johanna McGeary is also a veteran "hostage hand," having covered all 444 days of the Iran crisis. Both she and White House Correspondent Laurence Barrett put in a series of seemingly endless days trying to ferret out information and weigh contrasting data from Administration sources. "This assignment resembles detective work, gathering many facts and sifting for the few items of real significance," says Barrett. Reporting an unpredictable story on deadline is always difficult, says McGeary. "But," she adds, "the rush of information from sources as varied and contradictory as Lebanese clandestine radio, officials in three governments...