Word: ahem
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...grimly detailed, superbly staged Battle of the Crater--the 1864 debacle that Minghella weaves into Frazier's plot--reminds you that this is a Civil War movie. But of a blinkered nature: Where are the slaves? Ahem, where are the black folks? Minghella may be dodging the race issue (slavery is never mentioned), but he probably wants us to see the Confederacy both as one more lost cause worth fighting for, then fighting to get out of, and as a military metaphor for the impossible dream at the story's core--one of rebellious love, against all odds, that...
Bush finally traded Pangloss for a panhandle last week, recognizing that humility is the only way to solicit enough money and troops to quash a quagmire at least as intractable as Vietnam. U.N. help in the colonization—ahem, rebuilding—of Iraq is an unambiguous improvement over the status quo, of course, especially given the haphazard and under-funded efforts until now. Bush’s coalition of the hoping-for-favors-later is no substitute for friends with real benefits to give. International troops and money, together with a timeline for an Iraqi constitution and elections...
...must understand," says Mony, my guide, with an ominous little smile, "that the roads in my country are, ahem, less than excellent...
Wayward is the way into America’s heart. Dartboard and millions of others jam to 50 Cent, whose own, ahem, rap sheet includes dealing drugs and receiving nine bullet wounds. Ratings confirm that America’s favorite father is none other than rocker Ozzy Osbourne, whose own history includes biting the head off an innocent chicken and nearly killing his darling wife. Even Backstreet Boy A.J. “Squeaky” McLean spent some time in a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse...
Whether you come for the hot food, the hot atmosphere, or—ahem, the hot employees—no one could accuse the Quincy Grille of false advertising in its “Always hot” campaign. During the critical 1 to 4 a.m. timeslot on weekend nights, around a hundred hungry Harvard students say hello to hamburgers, hip-hop music and hazy lighting, resulting in what can only be described as the hottest late-night scene on campus...