Word: absurdities
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...think it’s protected speech, and this move to ban it is absurd,” says Jason P. Dore, a second year law student...
...Rent”’s pop-rock songs and video montages fail to show the horror of AIDS, losing the essence of what is, at its heart, a terrible tragedy.“Rent” is at its most disgustingly absurd where HIV/AIDS and poverty intersect. The film’s characters can’t afford to pay rent, but they have no trouble getting expensive medications. For a film that claims to be about poverty and disease, “Rent” is shockingly silent on the ways poverty interacts with illness to make...
...need not be explained. In the face of inefficiency, inaccuracy, and the danger of torturing innocents, the consideration of torture as a viable method for interrogation is dubious at best. Considering the host of moral and ethical issues which also accompany torture, the prospect of its legalization is absolutely absurd...
...Queen Anne chair, accompanied by a steady stream of gin and tonics, brought to me by a breathtaking member of D.C.’s Ethiopian community who I’ve shamelessly been flirting with, utilizing all of the several Amharic words I know.Welcome to the absurd world of African Studies, where I have at least three times in a weekend found myself in rooms with all-white audiences—these pale dozens mulling over the endless tumult of the least-developed continent.It is all a good deal of fun. The playful banter of unrestrained whiteys who have...
...legal situation is "absurd," says Mark Davies, international marketing director for the firm Betfair, based in Britain. "Poker is a game played by many tens of millions of Americans. It is played by Presidents and judges. It's strange to say it's illegal just because it is online." In other places, from Hong Kong to Sweden, online wagering similarly runs up against a thicket of restrictions. In Britain, where punters regularly wager in betting shops, online gaming is now legal, which is why companies such as PartyGaming have gone public on the London Stock Exchange...