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...dominant pop culture certified homophobia. Gays and lesbians were depicted as predators in best-selling novels (A Walk on the Wild Side) and respected plays (The Killing of Sister George), and the films based on them. The plot dilemma of that age's serioso movies was often just the threat of being accused of homosexuality, as in Tea and Sympathy, The Children's Hour and Advise and Consent. The tone was sensation dressed up as sympathy...
...Shanghai-based real estate developer named China's 11th richest person by Forbes in 2002, was arrested the following year on corruption charges. He served three years in prison, and was then sentenced to an additional 16-year term for bribery and fraud. (See pictures of China on the wild side...
...start buying again." In other words, having deliberately caused much of the problem in the first place with an eye to restructuring the country's economy, Beijing should be able to reverse much of what it put in place relatively quickly and easily. (See pictures of China on the wild side...
...close. Her three-pointer with 1:50 to play in the period pulled Harvard within two at 24-22.“It didn’t have enough emotion for me until we put the subs in,” Delaney-Smith said. “She went wild today,” Markley said of Alemany, who finished with 10 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes. “She had a couple steals, some great shots, she got the chance to let herself show. It was a great game for her.”But while...
...long shot”—because of commercial interests and the “wickedly fast spread” of mass consumerism—he touted the internet as a powerful ally.“The fact that we live in a connected world is the only wild card we have,” he said. “It’s not impossible to manage a situation where we are able to muster enough people though the web to make a difference.”In McKibben’s view, an international agreement...