The "NewsBeast" merger — orchestrated by Barry Diller and Newsweek's owner, the late audio mogul and philanthropist Sidney Harman — was one of necessity for both men.
"I am far from being discontented, for my heart will be strong for any duty, any hardships, any privations, while the necessity for devoted men, is so urgent, as at present," he explained to his family in September 1862.
With material from earlier albums Tékitoi and Diwan fitting in seamlessly, the internationally recognisable language of dance is a practical necessity for a man whose occasional spoken interludes demonstrate a comically loose grasp of English.
Not so much an accessory as a necessity for the man who stubbornly refuses to ask for directions, these cuff links in sterling silver mount a pair of actual working compasses.
On the other hand, vows are apparently a necessity for an Israeli man who at age 50 has just been granted his 11th divorce.
It is a sad irony that the government's heavy-handed approach to this case only serves to underscore the motivations – some would say, the necessity – for whistleblowing like Manning's in the first place.
Feminist advocacy is mainly focused on women's rights, but author bell hooks, among others, argue for the necessity for it to include men's liberation, because men are also harmed by traditional gender roles.
According to the Vadakalai, who in this seem to follow Ramanuja's intention more closely, God's grace is certainly active in man's quest for him but does not supplant the necessity of man's acting toward God.
"Ethics is an objective, metaphysical necessity of man's survival" (p. 24).
