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Peter J. Gomes dies at 68; Harvard's longtime spiritual leader
In a sermon some years ago, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Harvard University's longtime spiritual leader, offered a precise, if unconventional, definition of hell. He said hell is "being defined by your circumstances, and believing that definition."
Gomes,...Tags: Religious Texts, Gays and Lesbians, Woody Allen, Baptist, Harvard University
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America's hometowns, found in New England
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt's autumn in New England The days are getting shorter. Wood piles are stacked high. Geese are flying south, and Indian corn is hanging from the door. People in new L.L. Bean flannels stop their cars in the middle of the road snapping pictures or...Tags: William F. Buckley, Salt, Dining and Drinking, Paul Revere, Wetlands
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"United States: Essays, 1952-1992" by Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal the novelist's best character is Gore Vidal the essayist. Beside him even Myra Breckenridge seems a pale creation, and this great fat book, chronicling 40 years of the essayist's adventures, is like a lively picaresque novel in reverse. Its...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Senate, Gore Vidal, Values, Constipation
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