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    Runaway Trains

    Obama's high-speed rail plan is a fiscal pipedream.

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    The Misleading Metaphor of Decline

    By Joseph Nye
    Rome remained dominant for more than three centuries after the apogee of Roman power.

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    Be My Valentine—With Back Up

    By Lionel Tiger
    The current norm is that the male must convert two months of after-tax income into special property for his fiancée.

  • Matters of the Heart

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    By Paul McHugh
    An emblem of passion, love, religious spirit, life itself—and the object of ever more sophisticated scientific study.

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    Walk Like an Egyptian

    By James Taranto
    Mubarak finds his way out, and America's top intelligence officials find they're way off.
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    'Gnomeo': A Bard's Garden of Delights

    "Gnomeo & Juliet" is a really entertaining little film that only falls flat in 3-D, says Joe Morgenstern. Also, the insurance tale "Cedar Rapids" is a premium comedy, while "Cold Weather" offers a partly cloudy account of growing up.

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    Where the Time Goes

    "Any Human Heart" on PBS and HBO's "The Sunset Limited" both explore the meaning of life, although only one is a romp and neither gets to the truth.

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    O'Neill Staged on an Intimate Scale

    A powerful lead actress and a plain, naturalistic set are clues to why the Arden Theatre's revival of "A Moon for the Misbegotten" succeeds where larger productions fall short.

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    Now College is the Break

    College students have long had the reputation for being lazy and doing nothing to prepare themselves for the real world that comes after. But maybe they're not the ones to blame?

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    Opera That Bridges the Divide

    Opera companies can't just keep staging the same old productions of "Tosca" and "Carmen—they have to shed their snooty image if they want to thrive. But how? Houston Grand Opera's Anthony Freud thinks he has the answer.

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    Where East Met West to Wondrous Effect

    "India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow," at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, reveals the rich tradition of visual arts that blossomed in what was once the cultural capital of north India.

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    Russ Gershon's Wide Big-Band World

    It's been 25 years since Russ Gershon formed his Either/Orchstra ensemble, during which time nearly 50 musicians have played in the band. Twenty-seven of those musicians will reunite in New York for an anniversary concert.

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