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...Spartacus!” fashion, the women of the ward all decide to prostitute themselves to save themselves from starvation. As a bright and jolly tune plays while the blind sex-fest occurs, the audience is struck more by the hilarity of the situation than the actual tragedy. Lines like “May I suck on your nipples?” only function to make things worse. Only Garcia Bernal, with his wicked humor and lack of self-seriousness, manages to strike a successful balance between the absurdity and direness of the situation—the film does...
...mission had a 1960s twang. During his 13-minute sortie outside the Shenzhou VII capsule, Zhai Zhigang demonstrated the effectiveness of a Chinese spacesuit, retrieved a rack attached to the outside of the capsule that was part of a lubricants test, had a "Greetings, earthlings" cameo (Zhai's actual words: "Greetings to all the people of the nation and all the people of the world") and brandished a Chinese flag...
...Marshals are going to work really well together,” Zhang said. “Everyone who is involved will make it their priority to make this year the best for everyone.” Despite the positive feelings, at least one Marshal said that the actual responsibilities of the job remain a bit of a mystery. “We all have a little idea of what being a Marshal entails, but don’t know the extent of it all,” Collins said. “We learn as we go along...
...worst finish out of the Ivies. Jim Daniels, Trojan’s vice president of marketing, said that the rankings shift from year to year because “it’s not a CDC report.” Daniels said the report card does not consider actual STD statistics, but “it brings students’ voices to administrations.” “The purpose of our survey,” said Daniels, “is to raise awareness that America is not a sexually healthy country...
...UPDATE: Separate but related: Maybe they fear that describing consequences will seem like they're advocating an action, which will in turn seem like bias - in which case, it's a classic instance of letting the appearance of "balance" get in the way of actual, vital information...