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...suffering of people who feel that life is bereft of meaning without a TV series based on is soon to be alleviated...
...speaks to the divisions Marilyn French chronicled that her death, on May 2 at 79, left women of certain vintages bereft but seemed to go largely unnoticed by their male contemporaries. THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE: that was the pledge on the dust jacket of French's 1977 first novel, The Women's Room. It was decried by some critics as militant, man-hating propaganda, but its themes of female solidarity and empowerment didn't seem hugely radical to my blithe circle of undergraduate friends. French would later define feminism as "the belief that women matter as much...
Since the new administration took office, Republicans have been seemingly bereft of ideas for fixing the economy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may not have been as nurturing of bipartisanship as some would have wanted in finalizing the stimulus bill in the House, but the final product included enough tax breaks to warrant support from a significant portion of the Republican caucus. That only three Republicans between the House and Senate voted in favor of the bill only made them seem like obstructionists in the eyes of the American people...
...nuclear destruction but Manhattan continues to stoically admire the surrounding landscape. His reticence is motivated by the saddening knowledge that the beauty of the universe is independent of human existence. This philosophical scene in the 2009 film adaptation of Alan Moore’s 1980s graphic novel—bereft of flashy slow motion action or stereotypical “KA-POW” heroics—seems at odds with the standard notion of the comic book as a simple diversion for children, and it has set a higher standard since its creation, which other comics artists and writers...
...great television shows, traveling by plane was almost a pleasant experience. I could carry-on more than just the clothes on my back, a laptop, and a book. Food and non-alcoholic beverages were both free. Go on a flight nowadays, and you find yourself thirsty, hungry, and possibly bereft of clothes when the airline loses your checked baggage...