Word: amnesia
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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ESSAY: Lev Grossman on America's strange case of amnesia...
...walks into doctor's office. Doctor says, I've got terrible news for you: you're suffering from terminal cancer. Also, you have amnesia. Man says, Hey, at least I don't have cancer...
...This is a patent lie. Sure, they say they’ve never seen Must-See TV. But they’ll jump eagerly into the debate over what the next episode of “Alias” will reveal about Sidney’s amnesia. Or they’ll feign ignorance about last night’s “The West Wing,” but laugh before the punch line. Their false compassion is hopelessly transparent...
...identity, blurring the boundaries of various characters and personalities throughout the film. The movie starts off with a blissfully nostalgic swing dance, intercut with Kodak-moment flashes of a blond woman with two elderly people at her side. Then, a swift cut to a black-haired woman, who emerges amnesia-addled from a car crash and begins scampering through the streets of Los Angeles. These two women eventually cross paths and seek out answers to the mysteries that riddle their lives. David Lynch should have won the Oscar for his evocative vision of a treacherously seductive Hollywood, where amidst...
...does recall showing up and performing his duties,” in McClellan’s words, and the press secretary suggested that all the others who can’t recall Bush’s presence in 1972 might be suffering from a collective attack of amnesia. “We’re talking about 30 years ago,” McClellan said to rebut pesky questioners wondering why the president’s supposed comrades had completely forgotten him. It’s hard to argue with that kind of logic. Dartboard won’t mention...