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...Yes, the critic in me says, some of the plot twists emerge from the House of Astonishing Coincidences. And every character is designed either to point Lily in the right direction (the women) or to dramatize the rural bigotry she's trying to escape (the white men). I wish T. Ray, well played by Bettany, had been given some spark of ambiguity, some inner life beyond his meanness; and that June - her arms folded in disapproval, like a stern nun concealing a ruler in her sleeves - didn't have to endure the standard redemption process of being enlightened, converted, broken...
...Defense of Wine's Terroir In "Fifty States of Wine," we have more underinformed pabulum [Oct. 6]. I am no snob, but I expect what's in the bottle to accurately reflect the wine's place of origin, traditions, agricultural history and, yes, terroir, which describes all of the preceding. Neither Joel Stein nor Fred Franzia has enough understanding of the subject to speak of it intelligently and should not be relied on to teach curious readers. David Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Co., Pennsauken...
...Your cover, with its image of a line of men outside a 1930s soup kitchen, is a direct insult to those who lived through the Depression. If we can still spend $300 on an iPod, times can't be so bad. Yes, the economy is slowing, but not as severely as TIME has claimed. John Nicoletti, Naples, Florida...
Your cover is a direct insult to those who lived through the Depression. If we can still spend $300 on an iPod, times can't be so bad. Yes, the economy is slowing, but not as severely as TIME has illustrated. John Nicoletti, NAPLES...
...their lesbian teacher. Three weeks from now, California voters will vote on Proposition 8, an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, and proponents of that measure decry the field trip as overtly political. "This is promoting same-sex marriage and indoctrinating young kids," says Frank Schubert, co-manager of the Yes on 8 Campaign. Liz Jaroflow, principal of Creative Arts Charter School, told the San Francisco Chronicle that the nuptuals were a "teachable moment" and pointed out that students who did not have parental permission to attend the event had the option of joining another classroom instead. "It's certainly...