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Still, Jericho is trying to do something serious: to ask what apocalypse would do to the humanity of us who survive. That is also the question of The Road; its answer is tougher to take. A father and son trudge across a wasteland of burnt trees and skeletons, evading murderers and cannibals. The evil control most of the weapons and scant provisions; the good have, literally, been eaten away. Grim as The Road is, it's more anguishing emotionally, as the ailing father struggles, out of a febrile love for his son, to keep the boy and hope alive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postapocalypse Now | 10/25/2006 | See Source »

...they can declare themselves authorities and everyone else complete idiots. Since our society loves sensationalism over substance, such ranting gets more attention than legitimate literature. So maybe the bloggers are right after all. Perhaps trying to produce a thoughtful, responsible opinion makes you an idiot in the desolate wasteland of bloggerspace. Clark Gerhart Hazleton, Pennsylvania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Chilling Preview of War | 10/10/2006 | See Source »

...they can declare themselves authorities and everyone else complete idiots. Since our society loves sensationalism over substance, such ranting gets more attention than legitimate literature. So maybe the bloggers are right after all. Perhaps trying to produce a thoughtful, responsible opinion makes you an idiot in the desolate wasteland of bloggerspace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 16, 2006 | 10/8/2006 | See Source »

...man’s land” prior to the arrival of Zionist colonialists could not be further from the truth. My grandfather was a farmer, and before him his father and forefathers, and I take serious objection to your claim that Israeli setters built their illegal settlements on wasteland. They have built them on well-nurtured soil on which my ancestors shed sweat and blood. And the fact that these settlers have labored relentlessly to maintain this stolen property does not render null and void the fact that these territories were forcefully acquired and populated in defiance of explicit...

Author: By Ahmad B. Khairi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Occupied Land Must Be Returned To Palestinians | 9/15/2006 | See Source »

Hilles Library: 1. One of the few advantages of living in the Quad; this quiet wasteland is the best place to study on Saturdays. 2. The recently downsized Hilles offers 50,000 square feet of available space, to be used to create another magnetic student spot—like Loker Commons—called the “Penthouse Coffee Bar.” Right...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

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