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Deep in the Brazilian back country, circa 1910, two families engage in a vendetta. The Breves are poor and losing the fight. One of their sons (Rodrigo Santoro) runs from it, finds love with a traveling entertainer (Flavia Marco Antonio), but not without bleak consequences. This movie is more emotionally remote than Salles' fine Central Station. But it is starkly beautiful and says something potent to a world in which nations, like these families, engage in mindless blood feuds...
There are “two states of Massachusetts”—the haves and the have-nots—said Reich, currently a Brandeis University law professor. He presented his economic plan yesterday in Lawrence, Mass., a city known for its bleak economy...
There are “two Massachusetts”—the haves and the have-nots—said Reich, currently a Brandeis University economics professor. He plans to present his economic plan tomorrow in Lawrence, Mass., a city known for its bleak economy...
Life after Arafat will be just as bleak. Because of Arafat’s authoritarian style of governance, no Palestinian leader has had a chance to shore up much support within the Palesinian Authority and few are well known outside of Palestinian Authority (PA) circles. As a result, Arafat’s death/assassination will likely create a power vacuum in the Occupied Territories. Moderate leaders will rush to fill it, but so too will Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Moreover, the fragile coalition of Palestinian groups that make up the PA will likely dissolve, as key figures vie for power. Some...
...collective spirit and hold out the promise of a national rejuvenation. And maybe even boost the stock market. An absurd notion, sure, but there hasn't been much of anything to cheer about in Japan for, oh, the better part of a decade. "We've only had bad and bleak news these days," says Kaoru Yoshii, 28, who hurriedly logged on to her mobile-phone Internet service to read about the birth when she noticed a merchant hoisting a national flag outside his shop. "It's good to hear some good news like this...