Word: childe
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...organization is practically identical to Schnitzler's novel (Kubrick's insistence on an "inspired by" credit for Schnitzler seems not only wrong, but ego-driven). Cruise and Kidman play Bill and Alice Harford, a couple that seemingly have it all--looks, boatloads of money, great sex, an adorable child and a London-esque apartment in New York City. When they attend an ostentatious Christmas ball thrown by a wealthy friend (Sydney Pollack), Alice gets plastered and finds herself dancing with a skeezy Hungarian player; he whispers cheesy pick-up lines in her hear and she mumbles incoherent responses (not only...
...that is not the complete truth. For every story of apparent rudeness, I can match it with a story of kindness between strangers. Just the other day I was on the subway and a little girl started coughing hard. Instead of just ignoring her, my fellow passengers offered the child and her mother a seat, a supply of tissues and some water. None of this surprised any of us--this is an ordinary event in New York. People hold doors, give up their seats on public transportation for pregnant or elderly passengers and always help out in an emergency...
...that is not the complete truth. For every story of apparent rudeness, I can match it with a story of kindness between strangers. Just the other day I was on the subway and a little girl started coughing hard. Instead of just ignoring her, my fellow passengers offered the child and her mother a seat, a supply of tissues and some water. None of this surprised any of us--this is an ordinary event in New York. People hold doors, give up their seats on public transportation for pregnant or elderly passengers and always help out in an emergency...
...school. There she was in a bright gold mesh-and-Lycra uniform, shoes with cleats. Much of the time, it wasn't pretty; the kids all went where the ball was. They were sprinting, passing, lunging and kicking with abandon, just like the boys. I stood there amazed. A child I hardly recognized as my own hurled herself toward the goal, squealing like a maniac at the satisfaction of competing like the boys, and delighted at how much fun it was to get covered in mud without any consequences. I think it was then that the seeds of putting more...
GOOD NEWS FOR KIDS The health of America's children is improving. Death rates are down for infants, adolescents and other children, according to a study released last week by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Teen smoking is down, as are teen crime and births to minors. However, despite a decade of prosperity, a fifth of U.S. children live in poverty--the same proportion...