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...help being a player in the presidential campaign. We're the moderator--for better or for worse. The candidates talk to the public through the media, and the public talks to the candidates through our polls. The 24/7 news cycle--cable television, the Internet, the blogosphere--has the effect of trivializing big stories and making big stories out of trivial ones. It's disingenuous to say we're just the messenger, because we're often the message...
...sensational publications, from the ill-fated Scene to the pseudo-erotic H-Bomb, but never anything quite like this. In fact, I wonder if the world has ever seen a magazine featuring a nine-page interview with its editor, complete with nude photographs. Questions ranging from what effect the nude spread will have on di Pasquale’s future career prospects to why he chose to mention that his ex-girlfriend thought his “splooge tasted like unripe bananas” are dwarfed by the sheer audacity of the act itself. The immense self-love poured into...
Adversity and Character Re Michael Kinsley's essay on the effect of personal tragedy on politicians: Kinsley, you've got to get out more [Sept. 8]. It is human nature to take the easy path. Keeping a Down syndrome baby or refusing preferential treatment in horrendous prisoner-of-war conditions is a measure of character. Some can say what they'll do under pressure; others have demonstrated what they did under the intense heat of reality. Troy Hammond, ASHBURN...
While students scrutinized the free ice cream options at J.P. Licks yesterday, restaurants in Boston were examining their menus, working to comply with the city-wide ban on trans fats that went into effect on Saturday—a path that the Cambridge city government has been considering for well over a year too. Trans fats, typically found in foods like Oreos, doughnuts, and French fries, can no longer be used in food establishments in Boston. Nearly 6,000 restaurants are affected and face up to $1,000 in fines if they disobey, according to the Boston Globe...
...Finally, there is Pakistan itself, a country that truly is on the edge of civil war. Should we be adding to the force of chaos? By indiscriminately bombing the tribal areas along the Afghan border, we in effect are going to war with Pakistan's ethnic Pashtuns. They make up 15% of Pakistan's 167 million people. They are well armed and among the most fierce and xenophobic people in the world. It is not beyond their military capabilities to cross the Indus and take Islamabad...