apology
October 24, 2009
- I have been unable to figure out how to use Red Room; sheer stupidity, no doubt. I'll keep trying and maybe someday I'll be able to respond to messages.Kelly
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May 19, 2009
- I sincerely apologize to everyone who read my recent blog post and subsequent article titled "Rape me!" It was not (and never will be) my intention to promote rape or violence in any form. I have since re-read both blog post and article and re-edited both to say more clearly what I wanted to mean. The edited blog post and article are now titled “Give birth to me”. I have removed ...
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May 13, 2009
- The most unexpected mea culpa in the world has just been made public. Oprah Winfrey has apologised to James Frey for the torture-rack treatment she gave him on her show. Frey is the author whos book, A Million Little Pieces, described his descent into a drug- and violence-fueled hell of his own creation, and his efforts to drag himself back from the precipice. Oprah publicly lauded it ...
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April 3, 2009
- When they arrived in Strasbourg, the president and first lady Michelle Obama were welcomed by Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Image Credit: Jason Reed of ReutersObama Uses Guilt And Poor Reading In FranceBarack Obama refers to the Marshall Plan and slams the idea of the pursuit of national sovereignty through the detention of some really bad actors in Cuba in order to gain sympathy ...
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June 21, 2008
- The Greek root of the word "apology" refers to a speech in defense of oneself, a self-justification. Though the meaning of the word has changed, this bit of etymology does highlight the two main functions of apology: to make restitution to those you have hurt, and to protect oneself from retribution. Each theme has endless variations, and some of them give me hives. I have an allergy to ...
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February 13, 2008
- My desire to believe there is progress in human history is strong. Clearly, there is change: more people, more stuff, more (or at least different) dangers, more (or at least different) pleasures. But can anything be said with certainty, anything more than "Things change"? Yes, amidst all of the terrible suffering and soaring hopes of our species, contrary to the despairing words of ...
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