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...assumed a corresponding dichotomy: current discussions about race inevitably consist of “for” or “against” arguments about a limited number of policy topics. An intellectual who refuses to bow to these seemingly rigid dualities, then, both replenishes an increasingly worn-out vocabulary and creates some breathing space for approaches that have been left out of the dialogue on race in America...

Author: By Divya A. Mani, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Glenn Loury: Shades of Black | 2/15/2002 | See Source »

...country, I been workin' in the town/I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down." But on Summer Days, he acknowledges that things have changed for the old rebel icon: "Well I'm drivin' in the flats in a Cadillac car/the girls all say, 'You're a worn-out star.'" Says Dylan: "I heard somebody say that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Legend Of Dylan | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...resembles a bad day-time soap opera that even the excellent cast (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Toni Braxton and Cedric the Entertainer) cannot salvage. However, although the primary goal of this film is humor, there aremany attempts to communicate to the audience “important” but worn-out moral messages throughout the movie. Even though this goal is an admirable one, the scenes with more tension seem false and disjointed from the comic relief that allows the story line to progress. Kingdom Come’s happy ending ensures that everyone’s problems are solved...

Author: By Rebecca Cantu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Kingdom Comes' and Laughter Follows | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

...Dump Faulty Fridges Replace worn-out home appliances with the most energy-efficient models...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: What You Can Do | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

Other cryonics companies have offered euphemistically titled "neuro-suspensions" as a low cost alternative to full-body preservations. Neuro-suspensions, of course, involve the freezing of the patient's head only, and discarding their worn-out body in the hopes that future generations will provide them with such materialistic triflings gratis. Either way you choose, the real problem you face is the freezing procedure itself. Even with the heavy perfusion of anti-freeze into your system, your body is still mostly water, and each polar water molecule is just waiting to partner up with its nearest neighbor in a nice...

Author: By B.j. Greenleaf, | Title: Hooked on Cryonics | 3/6/2001 | See Source »

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