Word: breakers
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...dissolving innocence (more like his character in 2001's Y Tu Mamá También, but without the sex). His weapon is his wide, crooked smile. It's disarming and endearing, and as Guevara's carefree escapade turns into something far more significant, it proves an excellent tension-breaker. As his spirited friend and travel companion Granado, Rodrigo de la Serna (who's related to the real Guevara) provides the perfect foil to his shy, noble cohort. Guevara may be the heart of the film, but Granado - warm, witty and full of life - is its soul. De la Serna...
...comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder After you have gone through the Arco de Almedina, the 9th century Moorish gateway that is part of the remains of Coimbra's medieval wall, and climbed the Quebra Costas (back breaker) steps to the ancient university and cathedral, go back down to the square by the River Mondego and grab a taxi across the bridge to the Quinta das Lágrimas (house of tears) in Santa Clara. The hotel was built on the site of Portugal's most tragic love...
...singles spot, Martire won another close battle splitting the first two sets with Akane Kokubo by beating her opponent in a tie-breaker...
...cc’s of raw whining power, / no outstanding warrant for my arrest / hi diddle dee dee / god-damn! / it’s the pirate’s life for me!” The goat-like Darnielle makes neither a convincing motorcycle rider, nor law-breaker, nor pirate; but at that moment on the stage, with the crowd actively engaged in his every word, he might have made a good Homer...
What all these scarred characters are looking for, in effect, is a way to mourn their dead properly, as in the rambunctious, storytelling wakes of home. The dew breaker himself is drawn to the ancient Egyptians because "they know how to grieve." The only redeeming thing about committing terrible acts, he seems to know, is that it impels one to try to lead the rest of one's life more cleanly. Danticat's gift is to combine both sympathy and clarity in a moral tangle that becomes as tight as a Haitian community. She doesn't try to bring everything...