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...brunt of both repressive isms and where, he fears, freedom may be at risk if economic and political chaos provokes a return to authoritarian rule. "There are two reasons why I support open societies," he explains. "One is the possibility of actually having an impact, of turning a tragic situation around; and the other, because, simply, history has no end. People may see a black hole where Yugoslavia once was, but in the future those people will survive, and some form of organization will emerge. What we preserve or support now will have a chance later...
...enough to remember World War II, the recounted horrors of Croat and German atrocities against Serbs have been kept as alive as yesterday. However implausible, many Serbs believe without doubt they are finally getting their chance to defeat the Germans and avenge one of the most tragic chapters of Serb history. The wounds, anger and even the dread remain fresh after 50 years. Pleads an impassioned major: "Why can't you understand the Serbs' fear...
...worked around the National Gallery having an open date," says James Beck, an art-history professor at Columbia University who runs a group called ArtWatch International, formed in 1992 to monitor unwise treatment and abusive restoration of works of art of world significance. "It was really a kind of tragic rush. Eighty works treated in a period of nine months is outrageously fast." Nathan Stolow, a conservation consultant, also worries about the short lead time: "It is a Henry Ford-style mass-production technique. It is just unbelievable...
...WACO SIEGE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR TWO TRAGIC miscalculations, 51 days apart. The cause of the first one, in which four federal agents were killed and 16 wounded, is even murkier than last week's debacle and more likely to bring a massive upheaval at the agency responsible: the 21-year-old Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms...
Just now, Rudnickland is a rewarding place to be. Jeffrey, a delightful comedy on a tragic theme, is an off-Broadway hit, with regional productions and a possible movie sale in the offing. Playgoers may be shocked by the NC-17 dialogue, but that is just a test. "People in the audience often look fearful," Rudnick says, "that the actors will be coming down the aisles to . . . date them, or something. They think, 'I can't take this,' and then about 20 seconds later they're laughing...