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...have one word to describe yourself. What would it be? Sylesh Volla, EAGAN, MINN. Tenacious...
...Spoken Word The British Library culled its archives for recordings of famous authors, with astounding results. A jovial, elderly J.R.R. Tolkien! A wise, patrician Virginia Woolf! And Ian Fleming interviewing Raymond Chandler, who sounds more pickled than hard-boiled...
...remarkably civil in their Oval Office summit. They had never engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Despite the loathing for Bush that animates many in his party, Obama ran less against the man than his record. Bush, apparently in an undisclosed location throughout Campaign 2008, seldom had a bad word to say about Obama, beyond privately dismissing him as a naive lefty. He called Obama's victory a "triumph of the American story, a testament to hard work, optimism and faith in the enduring promise of our nation." Obama's team has been quick to praise the Administration...
...popular majorities assert their collective will by denying same-sex couples the equal legal standing they themselves enjoy. While America’s participatory democracy is in most cases something to be elevated and emulated, in the particular case of minority rights, electoral majorities should not have the final word. This is especially true when popular sentiment demands changes in the constitutions that provide our democracy’s stability and order, largely as a means of exclusion...
...another over tankards of ale, Ollie and The Stable Boy conversed for not more than five minutes. The Stable Boy handed Ollie an envelope and a small bag of coins. Through the patrons’ shouts, songs, yells, and roars, this writer was able to make out the following word: “Roxanna.”Ollie rose, tipped his battered hat in the general vicinity of everyone, and walked quickly out the door. The Stable Boy remained at the table. The lamp shone hotly on his perfect face...