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Given the uninventive, not to say downright repetitive nature of the narrative, about all Drillbit has going for it is Wilson's star presence. Or should we say his often agreeable lack of presence. He has a thin voice and a passive manner, enlivened by a slightly eerie belief that he's smarter - or anyway more manipulative - than he appears to be. I find him to be a redeeming, even lovable, presence in not-so-hot movies. But he is not a great physical comedian, and it is asking a lot of his recessive screen character to carry film virtually...
...general terms, the medical establishment comes in for a hard time from natural-childbirth advocates, many of whom wrap their arguments in the valence of feminism - speaking of doctors systematically reducing women's belief in their ability to give natural birth, with mothers lined up, strapped down and sliced open like so many units of easy revenue...
...This goal reflects Miller’s belief that the liberal arts give him all that could be desired: vast knowledge of diverse subjects and a deep understanding of one. It is this kind of conviction that has insured the longevity—if not popularity—of the liberal arts...
...itself into the center of a fiery dispute, hearing arguments in a gun control case that marks the amendment's greatest test since it was ratified in 1791. During the argument, a majority of justices appeared to signal that the right to bear arms extends to ordinary Americans, a belief that could redraw the lines of this contentious cultural battle...
...ruling, however, doesn't necessarily square with legal precedent. In the 1939 case, U.S. v. Miller, the Supreme Court ruled, "We cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear" arms. So while many Americans have long argued the Second Amendment extends to them, that belief has never been unequivocally grounded...