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"Proust not only made introspection and its attendant solitude the cornerstone of a new aesthetic; he built an epic around them. After he sought out the very rich and was coddled by them, or after he found love—which rarely happened—Proust, like the narrator of À la recherche du temps perdu, returned to his solitude, to his private world, as to a coming home. At the end of the novel, when Marcel finally has his artistic vocation revealed to him in three successive flashes, he discovers that the very solitude he had sought out and lived with all of his life, and which followed him like a shadow, was perhaps the most authentic and enduring thing about him."
stated department
"Colin Powell, the beleaguered Secretary of State, has delivered an angry riposte to the Pentagon hardliners responsible for his recent string of policy defeats - insisting to allies that he "won't let those bastards drive me out."
cross to bear
have to say i was a little put off yesterday as i rode by the large i-beam cross that lords above the ground zero wreckage. i could appreciate it to an extent and what it might mean to others but it still creeps me out. heres another photo of the cross.
turnout the lights
"The Center for Voting and Democracy is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts and all voters are represented."
hearsay
aural delight: an eclectic guide to internet radio
strip search
"Earth's population will be forced to colonise two planets within 50 years if natural resources continue to be exploited at the current rate, according to a report out this week."
"A study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to be released on Tuesday, warns that the human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life."
"In a damning condemnation of Western society's high consumption levels, it adds that the extra planets (the equivalent size of Earth) will be required by the year 2050 as existing resources are exhausted."
whitewash
plodded through The Trust: The Family Behind The New York Times. interesting account of the Ochs-Sulzberger clan but hardly an indictment of The Times as i had hoped it would be.on to alexander cockburns Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press. sure to muck it up there.
eye spy
"VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - If you're a criminal, a runaway or a terrorist, a day at the beach here may soon be anything but that."
"The city will become the second in the nation — Tampa, Fla., is the other — to employ facial-recognition software to assist police in identifying and catching criminals and missing persons.
"The system is to be tested along the city's oceanfront resort strip this holiday weekend, and police hope to have it fully operational in two to three weeks."
seeing double
"Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II " by William Blum
take your medicine
"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 3 — The unsolicited Prozac arrived in a hand-addressed manila envelope. It came from a Walgreens drugstore not far from here, and there was a "Dear Patient" form letter inside."
"Enclosed you will find a free one month trial of Prozac Weekly," it said. "Congratulations on being one step to full recovery."