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...first and only introduction to the Church of Scientology comes from a glossy magazine or a television news program. After Cruise’s outburst, media sources from Entertainment Tonight to Time lionized him as a symbol of a twisted religion, and Cruise did little to stymie the negative onslaught. He promoted Scientology at a Nobel Peace Prize concert to widespread boos. He publicly stated that Brooke Shields should have used vitamins and exercise instead of antidepressants to help cure her post-partum depression; in response, she published an opinion piece in the New York Times. And when a Rolling...
Pappin can whine all he wants, but we welcome the media onslaught. The Salient, Harvard’s token conservative paper, should agree that competition is never a bad thing. But we do understand why Pappin felt overwhelmed. (Nude girls...
...government concentrator in Kirkland House, proudly hails from the city of New York. He will take aim at the Harvard bubble with a fearless onslaught of potent prose and independent politics. For a real morning wake up call, turn to “Left Unsaid”—saying what needs to be said on alternate Wednesdays...
...story?boy wins Olympic gold medal, boy is dizzied by newfound fame, boy crashes out of competition. China's champion hurdler LIU XIANG seemed to be following that trajectory after his golden turn in Athens, where he tied the world record in the 110-m hurdles. The onslaught of patriotic obligations and commercial contracts overwhelmed the laid-back Shanghai native. Even as his visage was plastered on billboards nationwide, Liu lost his athletic focus, spending less time in training and consequently injuring his knee. Nevertheless, by the summer, Liu's off-track burden had eased, and in August...
...taught at the children's private Episcopal school, but the couple heard that the best schools near Sandestin were public and were happy with the one to which their kids were assigned. Within days, however, Anne received a letter from the Walton County School District stating that the onslaught of evacuees had caused overcrowding, and her children would have to study elsewhere. Now they are bused daily to one school, only to be placed on a second bus to another. At this point, all Anne is asking for is normalcy. "It does not matter if it's private or public...