Word: brutalize
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Hannibal had his elephants, Rommel had his panzers and Bill Heinecke has his pizzas. And the pizza war is every bit as brutal as those fought by bow or musket or machine gun. That's why Heinecke, 52, astride a Harley Davidson FX, is leading a squadron of 700 motorcycle delivery boys mounted on Hondas and Yamahas through Bangkok's Siam Square shopping district to publicize the launch of his new Pizza Company chain. But as he revs the engine on his hog, even this veteran of numerous thick-crust and double-cheese campaigns has his doubts: "What...
...right, but why not give points for integrity? The message may be simple, even brutal, but it is authentic. In Frozen, a performance artist literally kills himself for his art, and a friend says, "He sacrificed his life to show that he lived among murderers." Squeeze a little of the melodrama from that statement, and it could apply to the Sixth Generation filmmakers: They risk their careers to deliver uncomfortable truths. If it is hard to find heroes in these movies, it is easy to see the heroes behind them...
...brutal truth is that the Oscar is a glittering prize that supplies succor and nourishment all the way to Monday morning. And then it's back to "What have you done lately?" Of course the tag is with you forever but no one in this short-attention-span town remembers your résumé. They remember that you gave great "headers." "Headers" are the snappy soundbites by which you cement your relationships (I use the word loosely) in a crowded party...
...religious minority might be upset by proselytizing or repeated requests to justify their faith. In part because of certain widely held moral beliefs, gays face possible rejection by family, friends, teachers and society at large, the fear of discrimination in school or in the workplace--even the danger of brutal physical attack. But how can far more complicated issues, like same-sex marriage or non-discrimination laws, be addressed without first reaching consensus on the foundations? Statements that we are "past" these issues ring hollow when so many Americans--whose opinions and votes matter--vocally disagree. The only...
...towns built in all their tasteless utility. Writes Hessler: "In some ways it was like the American generation of my parents, who grew up on stories of the Depression and World War II ... There was the same sense of future glory in China, but the past was far more brutal, which complicated things." China's troubled history has left it with many unsettled accounts that will take decades to work through...