I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky.

He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.

One thing is certain: This sort of programmatic “feel-goodism” falls short of the more radical biblical unity that is the subject of so much admonishment and instruction in letters to the early church.

Third, support for the IOC stand did not necessarily mean support for the People’s Republic, as many who expressed a pro-Brundage position did so while still retaining their anti-Communist, anti-China feelings.