Word: bittersweetly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...strong, beautiful young woman; like any other director, he can both experience an emotion and observe it from a dispassionate distance. And so Henrik and Anna talk themselves into and out of an affair, imagining and acting out the pursuit, the coquetry, the ecstasy, the jealousy, the bittersweet parting. It is the film's loveliest scene...
...Time: 1939. Place: England. Situation: ominous. Their country is rushing toward World War II, but the lads of Hornet squadron, in this vivid, bittersweet epic of the R.A.F., believe that the coming Battle of Britain will be a piece of cake...
...decision to sell the magazine brought a bittersweet experience to the employees, who hold most of the company's stock under a profit-sharing plan initiated by Lawrence: they gained a windfall but lost control. The process started last December, when a still anonymous bid brought into focus what had been just a complaint from a few retirees: that U.S. News was shortchanging departing staffers by sharply undervaluing the company's assets. These include a high-technology typesetting company and a pending hotel-and-office complex (started as a joint venture with Zuckerman) on U.S. News...
...Emack Attack--24 scoops with almost as many toppings. Cahaly's Dairy Kitchen (47 Mt. Auburn St.): An institution, without a doubt. With cozy tables in a chic part of the Square, Cahaly's offers some of the creamiest and richest ice cream around, all made on the premises, Bittersweet chocolate is the house special. Frappes are tough to beat, and the frozen yogurt (available with very fresh fruit) is a terrific alternative for your bewildered palate. Baskin-Robbins (1230 Mass, Ave.): Why anyone would frequent a chain that has spread to the corners of the globe, given the native...
Arthur White, a correspondent in TIME's London bureau, reported on the state of Britain during the days just before the Normandy invasion. He found his assignment "one of bittersweet nostalgia," since he was then stationed in London as a 20-year-old soldier-reporter for Stars and Stripes, the daily newspaper of the U.S. armed forces...