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...homosexual!—indicates something we all already knew: sometimes, politicians lie, whether they’re gay, straight, male or female. End of story. People who insist that this alone is a shocking fact—independent of Adams’s sexuality—are woefully self-deceived...
...Steiker says, “and I think those things are evident now.”Steiker also pinpoints Kagan’s “very natural, New Yorky” grounding as one of the sources of her likability.Kagan’s “somewhat self-effacing” sense of humor makes her an engaging personality who can connect well with a diverse group of people, Steiker says. During the Senate confirmation hearing, Kagan elicited chuckles from the panel by calling herself a “pipsqueak” clerking for then-Supreme Court Justice...
...prisoners, Madea’s words of advice—“Everybody’s got a life and what you do with that life is up to you”—provide a doctrine equal in relevance to the religious demand to surrender the self to Jesus. Madea surrenders herself to no one; this is both her blessing and her curse.Watching the movie is a frustrating task for Perry fans and a disappointing one for newcomers hoping to learn what all the buzz is about. While Perry’s movies are often preachy, their...
...wreak such havoc on the psyche of another is noticeably absent from the book. The author speaks in psychological terms only as a layman; he notes that mindfucking involves “psychological domination” and that “all mindfucking is, at least in part, self-inflicted,” but such thoughts seem more descriptive than analytical.On the way to proving no point, though, McGinn does touch on some fascinating topics. For instance, those unfamiliar with the military’s psychological operations might be interested to know that mindfucking techniques are used systematically...
...spent on the streets, in and out of shelters, motels, and abandoned apartment buildings, and the bulk of narration is devoted to the steady incineration of childlike innocence.As Joon experiences increasingly disturbing events the deeper she delves into street life, Mun details graphic descriptions of drug abuse, crime, self-mutilation, and abusive relationships in an eerily dispassionate tone. She moves through varying degrees of misfortune with a businesslike lack of emotion—a methamphetamine and bourbon-induced haze is described with the same clarity as a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Joon herself eventually acknowledges this discrepancy in storytelling...