Word: despairing
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Dostoyevskian despair mingled with subtle undercurrent of Solzenhitzenian optimism, this classic takes place in a Russian flophouse at the turn of the century. Gorky's denizens all preserve their unmistakable personalities amidst the squalor of their hopeless everyday routine. Max Montel's gentle directing approach should be well-suited for a "Russian-human-condition" show; the ensemble cast will lighten your hearts as they depress...
...July, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat seemed on the brink of bringing their people to lasting peace. Now, however, their people are on the brink of despair. We deeply mourn the loss of life that the past two weeks have brought, but we fervently hope that peace is still attainable. We urge all involved to work toward the common goal of lasting peace. We look to the students at Harvard to demonstrate a willingness to share this burden, instead of dividing themselves along the same divisive lines that are tearing apart the social fabric...
...What he's saying is incredibly exciting," said Emily Goldblatt, a city planner in the audience. "I despair when I look at the buildings around us. Look at the beautiful Blodgett Pool. Not a single ray of natural light...
...Optimistic" oscillates between hope and despair within an unwavering rhythmic framework, the lyrics "You can try the best you can/The best you can is good enough/" counterbalanced by "This one's optimistic/This one went to market/This one just came out of the swamp/This one drops a payload/Fodder for the animals/Living on Animal Farm" and rounded off by an unexpected jazzy cadence which leads into the next song, "In Limbo," without warning...
...Internet users were flocking to a new website and furiously downloading his artists' copyrighted work for free. The site shut off the downloads when Hedgepath threatened to sue. But within days the same bootlegs were circulating on an underground, members-only site. All this easy Internet piracy made Hedgepath despair for the future of his craft. "Many artists have gone, and many more will go," he sighs. "I've talked to a lot who are looking for something else...