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...them with a deep appreciation of basic principles that others take for granted: stability, democracy, jobs. This is the story of one family - three generations of Ghanaians - who have experienced the struggles and triumphs that define Africa's first 50 years. In many ways, the Dehs - Kwame, Suzzy and Delight - are unremarkable, average. But in their incredible ability to keep mining Africa's most precious resource - optimism - they are extraordinary. Just like Africa itself...
...draws upon his immense knowledge of history, culture and art not to answer questions about 19th- and 20th-century American culture, but to raise them. Not only does he address existing puzzles—he creates enigmas out of events that seem commonplace. Only Trachtenberg’s obvious delight in wordplay and vivid language rescue what could have easily become an impenetrable maze of historical references and theories.Again and again, Trachtenberg returns to analyzing how people perceive one another and their world. Trachtenberg is at his best when drawing the reader’s attention to the significance...
Beijing to remove a tourist delight...
...they, like, not have any crime there? It’s like the Vermont of the European Union. Okay, let’s set that matter aside for a moment. This trailer, from the makers of “Shaun of the Dead,” is so delightful that I’m willing to suspend my disbelief about England having anything more dangerous than hooligans knocking over dustbins in Herefordshire. Unlike most trailers, this one manages to be equal parts LOL-worthy and intriguing. I’m genuinely interested to see what the murder mystery is, even...
...asked by her son to tell once more of the time in her girlhood when she danced a fox-trot with George Raft. As she recounts the one public moment when she ever felt attractive, her face softens and she reveals a hidden sense of humor, of naughtiness, of delight. The son responds with glee: "There's a whole movie in this story, ma. And one day I'm going to write it." Then he asks her to dance. He holds her in his arms, standing in for the absent father who is abandoning the family. The mother recaptures...