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...still waiting for that conversation? Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain all support mandatory reductions in carbon emissions--a first in a presidential campaign. But they haven't hashed it out with one another the way they've argued the fine points of, say, health care. In three dozen presidential debates, climate has rarely come...
...cart like gruel in the orphanage; a touchscreen at each seat lets passengers pick what they want and pay by credit card. A few minutes after I swiped my card, an attendant brought my fruit-and-cheese box and a glass of cabernet to my seat. The food was fine, but what I remember more was the simple pleasure of getting what I wanted when I wanted it, freed from the Sisyphean tyranny of the cart...
...moving, sometimes spectacularly, into the golden age that it fully arrived at after his death. You understand that right away from the thunderclap that is the first gallery of "El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III," which has just opened at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston. There are five fierce El Grecos in that room, all humming in his high, mad register. Spain may have been adrift, but its art was advancing nicely--and advancing into territory where you might not have expected Spanish...
...fans, “Drowning Head First” sounds almost identical to the soundtrack’s “Anyone Else But You,” though the lyrical content is substantially less idyllic. Melodramatic string arrangements grace “It’s a Fine,” while nothing but an acoustic guitar keeps Green company in “Be My Man.” Nothing is off limits: a gospel choir makes occasional appearances, as does the sproingy sound associated with clown cartoons. Green churns out diverse, cheeky ballads at an almost alarming...
...canyoning trip was run by the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OTC), which is reported to have had a flawless safety record since its inception in 1973. Experienced staff were supervising the Elim College children, who were decked out in wetsuits, helmets, flotation vests and harnesses. Conditions were fine when their outing on Mangatepopo River, part of the rugged, remote Tongariro National Park, began in the early afternoon...