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...interviews and collect more free perks. After riding around for a few hours, I come to the conclusion that, idiosyncracies aside, Chester French are good guys. Wallach’s less-desirable, self-interested side is tempered by an amiable enthusiasm. Drummey, on the other hand, is an undiluted cynic. His interjections are slathered in sarcasm, and he becomes candid only when discussing his music and whether he would be pursuing this career if not for the immediate attention he and Wallach have received...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: French Connected | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...Nothing, I agree. But the cynic in me also questions whether a Democrat in the White House will ever vigorously support LGBT rights if he—or she—does not believe victory hinged on voters mobilized around this issue...

Author: By Andrew D. Fine | Title: Where’s The Gays? | 2/24/2008 | See Source »

...office proposition than something like Knocked Up. Satire is ever a tough sell to the populist audience, which prefers sentiments of a more uplifting kind, while the crowd that might get a kick out of this film it will likely dismiss it as kid stuff. But call me a cynic, call me a curmudgeon, call me perverse - I loved every moment of Dewey Cox's story. I hope I'm not alone in that feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walk Hard: Stumbling to Glory | 12/21/2007 | See Source »

...novel so much the first time. On its surface, sure, it’s boring and depressing: Poverty, shattered dreams and the mundane happenings inside a floundering neighborhood grocery aren’t exactly a recipe for excitement. But while it’s not easy to get the cynic in me to genuinely relate to the characters—a college dropout, a roaming thief, and an old, cantankerous couple—Malamud does it, through a combination of honest internal dialogue and a continuously building sympathy for those with good intentions who inevitably fall on bad luck. When...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Assistant - Bernard Malamud | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...Which, of course, a cynic would say is precisely why passage of the measure looks likely, with the House overwhelmingly voting in favor on Tuesday and the Senate expected to push its portion through by week's end. "Our bill establishes workable rules for full earmark disclosure. Apparently a handful of Senators are desperate to slow down passage of the most comprehensive ethics reforms in American history," said Reid spokesman Jim Manley, who reiterated the Majority Leader's threat to cut into his members' precious recess time if the legislation is held...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Congress's Ethics Reform Serious? | 7/31/2007 | See Source »

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