Word: actioneers
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...Well, an action figure, real or plastic, is just what this brisk exercise (the shortest Bond film ever) needs. Director Marc Forster--whose résumé includes a lot of gimmicky art-house fare, from Finding Neverland to The Kite Runner--does much better when he has no moral in tow; he can concentrate on shepherding the second-unit stunt work and setting a tempo of nearly nonstop suspense. What's lost in reverberations from the series' blithe old movies is gained in daredevil vigor...
...shivah over that anachronistic 007. Just enjoy a pulverizing action-adventure film whose hero happens to be named Jason Bourne--sorry, James Bond...
...didn't help that the two men neither liked nor trusted each other: Herbert Hoover called Franklin Roosevelt a "chameleon on plaid," while F.D.R. preferred the image of Hoover as a "fat, timid capon." Since Inauguration Day was not until March 1933, there was an urgent need for action, but Hoover's efforts to reach out to Roosevelt in the name of bipartisan cooperation were dismissed by critics as an attempt to annul the election and obstruct the New Deal. Hoover called Roosevelt a "madman" for digging in his heels on economics and refusing to compromise, which guaranteed that Roosevelt...
Little more than a year after its implementation, the College’s amnesty policy—which promises no disciplinary action against intoxicated or drug-impaired students seeking medical attention and those who help them—may be headed for a revision...
...Faced with this new set of bans, supporters of same-sex marriage can take action in two distinct and meaningful ways. In California, where the unsuccessful campaign against Proposition 8 seemed at times to lack a sense of purpose, young activists have ended their silence—organizing vigils, boycotts, and rallies to alter public perceptions and enact change even after the votes were cast. Their strong response, while a little late, should serve as inspiration for other Americans disturbed by the recent drawing-down of gay rights, toward the emergence of a broad national movement in support of same...