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MUSIC . . . THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH: "Misery loves country," says TIME's Richard Corliss. But even in a musical genre that tries to put a pang in every twang, Patty Loveless stands out. "Loveless has a purity, a disdain for emotional compromise, that sets her above the standard ingratiators." Patty sings the truth and serves it up raw. So it makes sense that her gorgeous, pulverizing new CD is called 'The Trouble with the Truth.' And what is the trouble? As the title song, by Gary Nicholson, tells us: 'It has ruined the taste of the sweetest lies,/ Burned through...
...science and the mysteries of our universe. Together, we'll explore them. I also know that the beauty of the arts, the glory of books and the delights of entertainment are what make our time on this planet so magical. TIME's criticism must be sharp, and its disdain for shallowness and degradation keen, because that is the truest way to show how much we care about the quality of our culture...
...Lesson is a short play (one hour long) ostensibly about a high-strung professor and his too-eager pupil. From the beginning of the play we get a sense of the ominous, as the professor's maid ushers in the fresh-faced girl with a look of disdain and a note of warning...
Gito tells Christine, his Parisian girlfriend, that she can join him after be obtains the position as cabinet minister. When be arrives at the airport, his family greets him proudly, but be looks at his old-fashioned parents with barely hidden disdain. He refuses his brother's hospitality and checks into a hotel. Flora, his childhood sweetheart, reunites with him and rekindles their romance...
...movie is clearly successful in creating a bond between the viewer and the protagonist. By bringing us into the family through Rachel's flashbacks we are convinced of the absurdity of traditionalism. It is no longer quaint but disturbing, as are the individuals whom it portrays. Rachel's disdain for traditionalism becomes ours and we long as for its cradication. But, the bitter taste the movie leaves us with is the realization, that like family ties, these ties to tradition are virtually indestructable. They will continue to haunt even those who try to escape...