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...killed more than 2,000 Americans and resulted, ultimately, in Japan's own horrific defeat? Unlike the Germans, who as a nation have never stopped agonizing over their role in the war, the Japanese have spent the past half-century repressing the memories and trying to make the world forget their aggression as well. "Many Japanese are deeply troubled that Disney would choose to make this movie," says Akimasa Miyake, a professor of modern Japanese history at Chiba University, who has not yet seen the film. "I'm not saying we were right or wrong. I'm saying we fear...
Talk-Show Guest Bill Murray Forget movie plugs. Murray treats talk shows as postmodern vaudeville, using stream-of-consciousness rants and energetic cover tunes--like a recent Late Show performance of She Bangs--to keep audiences awake...
...today you can make a political statement just by not being stupid for the sake of popularity. A lot of groups are dumbing themselves down to be popular with a whole bunch of 13- and 14-year-olds. The Roots, whose members are mostly in their late 20s, say, "Forget that. We're not kids. We're not pretending to be. We're hip-hop, and we'll lay it out on the line, and eventually we'll attract them...
...altering experience, especially one that is more reminiscent of Haight-Ashbury than Harajuku, has blossomed into a full-blown pop-cultural phenomenon. More and more Japanese kids are hanging out in the streets, parks and clubs in search of a psychedelic, '60s-style encounter that will enable them to forget the bad news, bad economy and bad grades in a swirl of peyote and paisley. For some, the escape hatch is in hallucinogenic drugs?like magic mushrooms, which are legal due to a loophole that permits their sale as long as they are not specifically designated for consumption. (Peyote containing...
...calling for a blanket decision either for or against GM technology. It depends on the characteristic of each crop, on the environment it is to be used in and the capacity of the country and community to handle it safely. But let?s not forget the risks of common current practices: many farm workers are already suffering bad health from exposure to pesticides and fertilizers and these can pollute the soil...