Word: braved
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...solution proposed is brave only in its triviality. In the face of self-segregation and a lot of latent or not-so-latent bigotry we are told that the answer to our problems is an administrative shuffle. We need "a single office with a clearly stated mandate" and "an effective, charismatic leader...
THERE ARE 20 SHOPPING days left before Christmas. And you know what? I'm not worried at all. My shopping for Chanukah presents is done. I had to brave "Black Friday" at my local mall--the only mall in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. My mom and I blocked in an Amish buggy in the parking lot. When we got back to our car, the tires were all slashed...
Both performers are brave in their willingness to dig into familiar show-biz types and critically, if often hilariously, deconstruct their belovedness. They are also resourceful in the ways they find to retain our affection. Good writing, in which strong satire never breaks faith with emotional reality, helps them. So do the easy stride of Mark Rydell's direction, covering a variety of ground without shortness of breath, and a lively supporting cast...
...America is the land where the world goes in search of miracles and redemption, California is the land where Americans go. It is America's America, the symbol of raw hope and brave (even foolish) invention, where ancient traditions and inhibitions are abandoned at the border. Its peculiar culture squirts out -- on film and menus and pages and television beams -- the trends and tastes that sweep the rest of the country, and then the rest of the world. If California broke off and dissolved in salt water, America would lose its seasoning...
...BRAVE NEW WORLD: It is still a promised land -- a place of spectacular beauty and kinetic energy. But faced with drought, runaway growth and an ailing economy, can it keep its promise...