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...Curious and curiouser. Had the Communist propaganda about 1956 as the work of "fascist counter-revolutionaries" been right, after all? No: Nagy was not a fascist but a reformist communist, as were many of his followers. There is no doubt, however, that some of the 1956 "freedom fighters" were far to the right of Nagy, and some were probably admirers of Horthy. That is one reason why, in today's Hungary, it has become difficult to regard the 1956 revolution with the uncomplicated enthusiasm of pre-"Change" days. One young woman whose uncle disappeared in the October battles wrote...
...think Harvard deserved the title 'godless' in the beginning, but now there seems to be a curious silence about the Person for whom the College was founded," said Monroe, who is a chaplain for United Ministry. "This makes for an illiberal education--an education not open to all possibilities of the nature of truth and reasons for hope...
...curious to see where he was going with this line of questioning," he said, adding that the caller then asked the student to remove his shirt, and after the student pretended to do so, asked him to also remove his pants...
...later abstraction, perhaps Stieglitz's greatest accomplishment lies closer to home: his stunning series of portraits of his wife, O'Keeffe (1917-1937). Applying a knowing eye yet avoiding any familiar pithiness, Stieglitz brings out the distinctions of O'Keeffe's personality just enough for us to be curious for more. Now from a side view, now with her hands placed carefully to her neck, O'Keeffe's face across her life lies before...
...oppressive and crowded conditions. Those students who choose to work out at Wellbridge obviously have no interest in anthropology. They care little about the fascinating cave drawings that have been discovered in Southern France. These pictures surprise us with their bold use of line, their detail and realism. The curious among us will wonder, Who were these ancient people? Where did they come from? How did they live? Why, 30,000 years ago, did they suddnely disappear, leaving behind five or six Nautilus machines in the basement of the Malkin Athletic Center cave...