Word: circuitous
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...short years ago - let's call them the Little Miss Sunshine years - things were looking up in the world of independent films. New titles debuted at Sundance and walked away with multimillion dollar theatrical deals. But as the number of films flooding the art house circuit spiked, audiences have sagged and theaters themselves have become more scarce. Declining box office receipts have resulted in a subdued festival marketplace, where lucrative acquisitions seem to be a thing of the past. For every art-house blockbuster like Juno (which took in $229 million globally) or big-ticket festival purchase like Hamlet...
...business collapsed, and Ferrari had to find a new way to support his mother. So in late 1918 he took a job as a test driver with a small car company in Milan. By 1920, he was racing for Alfa Romeo, and he took first prize in the Savio Circuit in 1923. Impressed by the fearlessness of the young racer, the father of World War I flying ace Francesco Baracca presented Ferrari with his son's squadron badge. It depicted a prancing horse on a yellow shield, which would become the Ferrari symbol...
...fleeting" incidents. The Commission cited three incidents as examples: Fox's 2002 and 2003 broadcasts of the Billboard Awards and NBC's 2003 broadcast of the Golden Globes. In 2006, the FCC issued an "omnibus order" reiterating its ban on single-use violations. Fox complained to the Second Circuit Court, citing the First Amendment, and the Court struck down the FCC's ruling as arbitrary. What's at Stake: In striking down the FCC's ruling, the Second Circuit Court essentially calls for the Commission to choose "between allowing any free use of any expletive no matter how graphic...
...rights violations including that the officials "designed, or at least approved of, a policy of segregating Arab and Muslim detainees from the general prison population until individually cleared of suspicion by the FBI." The U.S. District Court of New York dismissed most of his claims, which the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in June 2007. But the Appeals court also found the parts of Iqbal's argument alleging the involvement of Mueller and Ashcroft to be plausible. Among Iqbal's evidence: a memo from Ashcroft sent to subordinates "outlining how the classification system for Arab and Muslim detainees...
Already known for integrating various genres of music such as free jazz, a cappella, and punk, the members don’t stray very far from the aesthetics that solidified their reputation as one of the most innovative groups on the indie circuit. Synthesizers abound, vocals are distorted, and the choruses come like slaps to the face. Lyrics genuinely reflect the anxiety of struggling with identity in an increasingly sterile and industrialized society. In other words, it’s just TV on the Radio being TV on the Radio...