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...upon walking into the clothing store in Central Square last Friday, the gravity of the situation hit me: we were not welcome customers, in a serious way. I was wearing a corduroy jacket over a Henley tee, boat shoes, and Gap jeans with one leg rolled up to avoid getting it caught in my touring bicycle’s gears. I was there to purchase an extra-long t-shirt and jeans with legs so big I could have ridden my bicycle through just one of them. Even though we kept our actual motivations for purchasing said clothing to ourselves...
...Election.” Neither actor looks much like the person they portray, but their interpretations are good enough to make up for this minor flaw. They slip easily into the roles, picking up mannerisms and life truths so simply that it is impossible to avoid falling under the story’s spell. Even their renditions of the songs are impressive; it’s almost impossible to differentiate Phoenix and Witherspoon’s versions from the originals.The film’s soundtrack is amazing, and you will be singing Johnny Cash songs for the next few days...
...Stephen Spencer London The root of the problem of jihadism is that societies all over the world have discriminatory views of cultures different from their own, not only of Muslim cultures. The solution lies in changing our way of thinking and making a commitment to become more tolerant and avoid discrimination based on religion or appearance. Edgar Valenzuela Toronto Many times hatred springs from not being loved and respected in one's family or society. That kind of hatred can be countered by focusing on humanistic values such as love and respect through practicing empathy, tolerance and creativity. There...
...holiday from reality. Finally it is becoming clear that the continent’s social models as currently constructed are unsustainable, as is the isolation and marginalization of burgeoning foreign populations. As a major center of economic and political power, we should hope that Europe finds a way to avoid the catastrophe that is so clearly looming ahead. Europe’s abject failure to solve or even publicly debate any of the serious challenges awaiting it, however, leaves little room for optimism. Mark A. Adomanis ’07, a Crimson editorial editor, is a government concentrator in Eliot...
...distributed. "People go for help when they're at their most vulnerable," she says. "They're confused and don't trust their own judgment. If they knew the doctor was going to prescribe a drug that has the propensity to induce exactly the feelings they're trying to avoid, they'd run screaming from...