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...scene; federal agents called it the most horrifying they had ever encountered. There were bodies in four different classrooms and in the stairwell. A federal source said it appeared that as many as "a couple of hundred" rounds had been discharged. They didn't see a wild rampage, a maniac who suddenly snapped: they saw calculation. The gunman's extraordinary effectiveness and, according to witnesses, well-planned, coldly methodical killing suggested someone who had trained himself in "execution style" killing, according to the federal source...
...vein: Prominent stars from Bill Cosby to Jamie Lee Curtis have all published kids books with underlying messages of magnitude. Oftentimes, it seems that “weighty” titles are often the most long-lasting: it’s no coincidence that Jerry Spinelli’s Maniac Magee—a book that discusses some of the most important social and class prejudices facing our society today—is still far and away my all-time favorite book...
...felt cheated that Vietnam was all we got? As it has turned out, the Iraq war isn't our World War II, nor is it another Vietnam. It is our World War I: a frivolous, costly, arrogant war that has set off an economic disaster, bred not just one maniac bent on genocide but a million and ended in a standstill that merely sets the stage for the next world war. Peggy Williams Mineral Ridge, Ohio...
...felt cheated that Vietnam was all we got? As it has turned out, the Iraq war isn't our World War II, nor is it another Vietnam. It is our World War I: a frivolous, costly, arrogant war that has set off an economic disaster, bred not just one maniac bent on genocide but a million and ended in a standstill that has merely set the stage for the next world...
DICAPRIO: Taxi Driver. Travis Bickle. It's weird because you watch a certain film at a young age and it impacts you in a way you can't even describe. You're watching this maniac, and he's really insane, but you are so immersed in him that you forget you're watching a movie and you start to feel insane. And then there's the profound embarrassment I felt when he brought the girl to the porno theater, and--Oh no! What is he doing? I was with you! I know you've got problems, but I was with...