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Perhaps the kindest compliment that can be paid to the film is that it is a low-budget combination of Office Space, with its portrayal of bitter, down-on-their-luck workers and token Indian engineer, and The Matrix, with its obtuse scientific jargon, pseudo-philosophical questions and green-tinted lensing. Problematically, the film lacks the wit or visual appeal of either film...
...nostalgic for whiny rants against ex-girlfriends, depressing abortion anthems and quirky pop songs—the kind of things that made 1997’s Whatever and Ever Amen such a landmark for angst-ridden but grunge-free teenagers. Ben Folds is best appreciated for his catchy tunes, bitter and sexually frustrated lyrics and creative piano melodies, but the five songs of Super D possess few to none of these qualities. This disappointing disc follows Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 as the third in a trilogy of forgettable releases from the past year and a half...
Where the Smiths were desperate, the Wedding Present was bitter, and their songs overwhelmingly address the deceitful nature of ex-girlfriends, sentiments surely in accord with those of Rob Fleming. Their first album bore not only “Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?” (subsequently released in French, for no reason), “Don’t Be So Hard” and “You Can’t Moan, Can You?” but also the jealous ex-lover classics “Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft?...
...other side of town, government supporters were enjoying a night that exceeded all their hopes. If the 2001 election had seemed a bitter referendum on Australia's handling of asylum-seeker boat arrivals, this time the focus was much closer to home. "It's all about the economy," said 28-year-old supporter Stephanie Miles. "I know people who don't like John Howard but they voted for him because the economy's working. It's all working." The equation hadn't always seemed so simple. When Howard called the election on Aug. 29, he went into the campaign with...
...pose any strategic threat to Israel or to roll back its occupation; Israel's vastly superior military resources are unable to destroy either the traditional Palestinian nationalist movement nor its more militant rivals. Neither side can prevail through force, and periods of calm simply punctuate bouts of increasingly bitter violence. Sooner or later, Arafat will die, or be removed in some way from his position of power. But that may not substantially alter the strategic logjam...