Word: digging
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...than the battle for Jerusalem. Both sides have made clear that they cannot live without their own vision of the Holy City - Israel insists on full control, the Palestinians want the eastern portion of the city that Israel captured from Jordan in 1967. Both sides were forced to dig in their heels at Camp David, which has narrowed prospects for a creative compromise that each could sell as a victory...
...officials were enthusiastic about the sale, hoping the funds from Harvard will offset deficits from Boston's Central Artery project--known as the "Big Dig"--which has had massive cost overruns...
...summer fun, will appreciate all this. The movie, though it is never less than surprising in its willingness to confront human ugliness and sometimes more than inspiring in its embrace of our better natures, is long--almost three hours. And some people won't be able to dig out the poignant reality beneath what looks superficially like rather old-fashioned spectacle...
...Regardless of your sense of direction, you will get lost in Boston. Thanks to the Big Dig, even the locals get lost in Boston these days. Accept it as a chance to explore and just hope that you find a T station somewhere. For those of you who are foolishly confident that you can navigate the city, here's a primer: Southie means South Boston. Eastie means East Boston. The North End is east of the West End. The West End doesn't really exist anymore...
...milkshakes don't. And even though Mike's Pastry is the biggest bakery in the North End, it's nowhere near the best. Locals in the know get their canolis at Modern Pastry on Hanover or at Maria's on Cross Street--if they can navigate around the Big Dig to get there...