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...taken root in German society, but there are signs of change on the horizon. Peg DeRose-Schaefer Haar, Germany Gay Virtues Critic Richard Corliss's piece "How the WEST Was Won Over" described the critical acclaim received by the movie Brokeback Mountain [Jan. 30]. I only wish we could hear someone at the Academy Awards announce, "The Oscar goes to Brokeback Mountain for showing how virility, strong-mindedness and self-confidence are not inconsistent with being gay, and for enabling us to understand how truth, love and freedom are the only ideals anyone ought to aspire to." Davide Locuratolo Potenza...
...time, it often gets difficult to tell the heroes from the villains. “Running Scared” thoughtfully makes it easy for us: The bad guys love to maim, torture, and kill kids. Can’t get enough of it, really. Fortunately, they never get their wish because the good guys are always right there to maim, torture and kill the bad guys—and anybody else who happens to be in the way—in graphic and brutal fashion. Extreme violence and moral simplicity is, of course, a hallmark of the action and crime...
...Summers announced his resignation, many pertinent questions have arisen. Some concern the circumstances of the resignation itself, while others consider Summers’ accomplishments and shortcomings in his five years as president. His resignation also gives the Harvard community a chance to ask about not only the characteristics we wish to see in the next president but also the broader goals and visions that we hope the University will strive for over the long term. More immediately, there are concerns over the current state of the University, including the future of initiatives that began under Summers (most notably the Harvard...
...experience, he’s calm, he’s balanced,” Dershowitz said. “I only wish he was 55 years old and could serve out the next ten years...
...Henrietta’s employee said the restaurant uses a safety glass that breaks into little cubes instead of shattering into pointy, more dangerous pieces. The employee did not wish to be named, citing company policy. A manager at the restaurant declined to comment...