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...caught me off guard at first: as a member, you order up used CDs for $1 a pop (plus 49 cents in postage). How can that sustain itself? I asked. The answer is La La?s twist on the Golden Rule: "The number of CDs you receive will depend on how many CDs you ship to other members...
...freshwater. Maybe we have to rethink our priorities. It might be better to build pipelines to ship pure glacial water to thirsty parts of the world, as I haven't met anyone yet who drinks oil. Patti Tetrault Truro, Massachusetts, U.S. Risky Operation U.N. Ambassador John Bolton's answer to your question about the possibility of a more aggressive response to the genocide in Darfur was quite telling [Feb. 27]. He said, "You could end up with a lot of dead military people and not save a single civilian." The Janjaweed militia, which is doing the killing, is armed with...
...auspicious feature-length debut, Mexican writer-director Fernardo Eimbcke wraps existential pretensions in the simple staples of adolescent existence, posing many questions along the way: Can videogames settle monetary disputes? Can pornography explain adolescent romance? Can pot brownies reveal the mysteries of growing up? Eimbcke deigns to answer these questions. He is interested in the little tics and iniquities that live underneath the perfectly filled coke glasses and the uneaten crusts of delivery pizza that populate this coming-of-age story. On this ostensibly ordinary Sunday afternoon, the rituals and securities of childhood are turned upside down. The plans...
...prefaces many of his substantive points by writing that a categorical opinion or response to preemption is impossible and foolhardy, and he constantly reminds us that there is no one right answer...
...types of weapons each should carry. Often they end their responses with “sir.” When one cadet stumbles, Sullivan tells him, “I’m not letting you off easy.” Patiently, he guides him through the correct answer. Occasionally, Sullivan jokingly responds to a wrong answer by barking, “Push-ups!” There’s more laughter between Sullivan and different cadets in a discussion of dates for the upcoming military ball, hosted jointly with Air Force and Navy ROTC. Sullivan reminds the male...