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This is not to defend anything Letterman did. That his creepy - his word - relationships were consensual (as far as we know) does not change the fact that he had sex with women he had the power to fire or that he cheated on his longtime girlfriend (now wife). But now that he's become fodder for the great American political-blather machine - as did the newly reignited Roman Polanski rape case and Chicago's Olympic bid - the degree of his transgressions is largely beside the point. There are too many people who are too invested in having a certain opinion...
Researchers found that three different linguistic computations—lexical (recognizing the word), phonetic (articulating the word), and grammatical (converting the word to a plural or past tense)—all occurred within small regions of Broca’s area. Brain activity indicating the computations occurred at roughly 200, 320, and 450 milliseconds after the word was presented to the patient...
While the playwright casts a shadow over the entire production, not a word of Shakespeare’s text is ever spoken. Instead, the performers communicate stunningly through movement. A choreographed fight-dance between Macbeth (Geir Hytten) and Lady Macbeth (Sarah Dowling) was as evocative and passionate a scene as I’ve witnessed between an on-stage couple. While some scenarios leave more to be desired—the slow-motion banquet scene grows dull after a few minutes, and fails to express the awesome terror of Banquo’s ghost—the beauty is that...
Hoax is such a flimsy word, far too feeble to describe the wickedness of which the Heenes, Richard and Mayumi, now stand accused. Theirs was sleight of hand for the soul: now we see it, now we don't; now we watch in horror and fear for their child's life, a 6-year-old boy, frightened, cold, lost in the clouds; now we learn he was up in the garage attic with snacks, while Mom and Dad auditioned for their 15 minutes of fame...
...called stimulus. Economic advisers, in concert with senior Democrats in the House and Senate, are planning additional piecemeal benefit extensions, tax breaks and other spending that could eventually add up to as much as $100 billion, say some outside experts. "The fact is that this is a word game. It isn't a discussion of the 'second stimulus,' " says Jennifer Psaki, a White House spokeswoman. "This needs to be an ongoing discussion between the President and his economic team about new ideas and ways to get people back to work." (Watch a video about the "Unemployment Olympics" in New York...