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nirav vs. the unbearable lightness of being: April 2005
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Nirav vs. the unbearable lightness of being. Tuesday, April 19, 2005. A breakdown of the popefuls. A hearty congratulations to all the Catholics out there on the election of Cardinal Ratzinger as your pope. As a committed journalist, I've been saddened by the amount of secrecy surrounding this process (I mean, it's not like they have anything to hide, right? 1 Ratzinger (82 votes). Heil you," they whispered back solemnly. 2 Arinze (21 votes). 3 Cardinal Bob (7 votes). 4 Roberto Benigni (2 votes). The chu...
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nirav vs. the unbearable lightness of being: January 2005
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Nirav vs. the unbearable lightness of being. Sunday, January 23, 2005. This time of year always makes me think of my favorite poem, First Snow in Alsace, by Richard Wilbur, and I commend it to you. It seems even more apt in a time of war:. The snow came down like moths. Burned on the moon; it fell till dawn,. Covered the town in simple cloths. Absolute snow lies rumpled on. What shellbursts scattered and deranged,. Entangled railings, crevassed lawn. As if it did not know they'd changed,. My name is Nira...