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Honestly, what merit besides custom does the word “master” carry? The title causes a lot more trouble than it ever prevents. For example, an e-mail that was sent over the Adams House open-list with the subject “Master’s Watermelon Liberation” only sparked a flurry of angry e-mails in response. Perhaps if the subject instead said “President’s Watermelon Liberation” it would have been less controversial, but the combination of the title of the former flogger of black slaves...
Regardless of the intentions of the writer of that subject (whether malicious or benign), the situation highlights a greater issue—the imposition of “Masters” on Harvard students is grossly insensitive and instigates conflict that can easily be avoided...
...especially, his time. The movie wants to entertain and educate, not leer, about people flummoxed by participating in a revolution they had meant only to calibrate, and at that it succeeds handsomely. Kinsey is like its hero's work: an enlightening lecture on a naughty subject, briskly delivered by a nice gent in a bow tie. --By Richard Corliss
...plan, Chile's is compulsory and presents workers with only a handful of conservative, income-oriented investment options. The architect of Chile's plan, Jos Piera, is now a co-chairman of the Cato Institute's Project on Social Security Choice and has conferred with Bush on the subject...
...Thanksgiving approaches, many parents rush to give their children a crash course in MANNERS. Two decades ago, in a cover story on the return of etiquette, TIME looked at America's often rocky relationship with the subject...