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There are two main reasons for regret - one practical and one symbolic. The practical point is best made by the phrase: the West made them do it. Yes, some of the countries on the brink of collapse have brought disaster on themselves. Places such as Latvia and Bulgaria have run massive current-account deficits and are now paying the price. But the ability to borrow and spend so much comes, in part, because the countries had opened up their capital accounts and sold off their banks to Western Europe at the E.U.'s urging. Financial liberalization and free trade were...
...parsonage, again: can you even believe it, Winnie!”“Just barely!”“And the rain is holding off! This’ll just be something special!” She was dragging me up the steps.“Yes, so special.” I tensed, fearing exactly what she would say next. I grinned big as I grabbed for Daddy’s hand. But he was still down at the buggy, saying something to Ezekiel about parking. So all I could do was get Mrs. Lewis wound...
...Yes, the bracket is crucial. Last spring I was on a long travel break when the tournament came out, but I still managed to fill out my picks in 15 minutes in the computer room of a St. Petersburg hotel. And I still got half the Final Four right (par for my course...
...wasn’t so long ago that art was profoundly social in character, when the retelling of stories brought the whole tribe together, when depicting played a central role in religious rites, when dance was the act that taught man how to work and live in synchrony. OK, yes, I’ll admit, it was pretty long ago when dancing around the campfire equipped us to hunt down our dinner in concert, but not so long ago that it should seem perfectly natural for us that art plays so small a social role, that it has become...
...more modest joint called Café Society. We dined at Wynn's signature restaurant, Sinatra, named for ole you-know-who, a Wynn pal. If you like Sinatra's music, the restaurant is a calm, beautiful setting in which to enjoy it. Better yet, the chef, Theo Schoenegger (yes, he's Italian), can make some music too, including a killer agnoletti topped with shaved truffle. Full disclosure: Schoenegger knew we were coming, but you can't hide bad food or bad execution. That proved to be more than true at the Encore's pan-Asian offering, Wazuzu, where mediocrity ruled...