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...great. And when he wasn't the movies' avatar of antique glory, he was our emissary to the future: the last man on earth in two dystopian science-fiction films, Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man. Heston was the alpha and omega of movie manhood--our civilized ancestor, our elevated destiny...
...into “ought.” “Is” is a positive statement of fact. “Ought” is a normative statement and carries much more baggage with it. For example, when considering human evolution, chimpanzees are the closest common ancestor to humans. Male chimps when trying to mate often turn violent. Field studies have observed male chimps forcing copulation with female chimps, coercing them with threats of violence, and in extreme cases killing infants to gain access to females. This is natural in chimps, and arguably aspects of this behavior...
Every day after school, I would go over to my friend Jenny’s house. The only thing we had in common was the lack of an Italian ancestor. My athletically-challenged self was perfectly happy not hanging from the monkey bars or playing dodgeball at recess. I helped her with her math homework and she taught me how to play box ball. Every afternoon, after finishing homework (that I had mostly done on the bus anyway), watching “Dirty Dancing” or “Dave” for the 100th time, we would venture...
...Qualified Apology Your cover story on the Australian government's "sorry" to Aboriginal people tells only one side of the story [Feb. 25]. I have lived in Australia for one-third of its history; my ancestors came here in 1791. My English ancestor was "stolen" from his family at the age of 16 for catching a fish in a farmer's stream. My Irish ancestor was "stolen" from his family for protesting against British landlords. People like them and their descendants worked to build Australia as a modern nation. When Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said sorry, he did not speak...
...Today Solanum tuberosum has gone global to become the world's fourth largest food crop after wheat, rice and maize - not bad for a tuber whose ancestor is the highly toxic wild potato and whose closest cousin is the deadly nightshade. And its popularity still has vast potential for growth: Asia has replaced Europe as the center of production as its populations begin to embrace French fries as well as rice...