Word: ed
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According to Ed Wolff, an N.Y.U. economist who tracks wealth, the very rich have improved their lot in life by getting richer. Half a million U.S. households (one-half of 1% of the population) now own 39.3% of all assets (stocks, bonds, cash, life-insurance policies, paintings, jewelry, etc.). This makes the U.S. No. 1 among prosperous nations in the inequality of income...
...your reaction to a film about gay teens is, "More teen angst," or, "Another homo movie," director Gregg Araki has beat you to it. Araki uses those same words in the introductory captions to his "Totally F***ed Up," an unusual film about six young gay friends in Los Angeles...
Though its cast of Blacks, Hispanics and Caucasians approaches terminal P.C., "Totally F***ed Up" is never trite. Araki's multiracial cast shows that homosexuality is not just a "white male thing." Even so, the movie is ultimately about the need to understand the issues that confront gay teenagers today--and not about race...
Inspired by the disproportionately high rate of suicide among gay teens, "Totally F***ed Up" carries a strong political message. Disturbing, explicit moments abound. When Andy meets Ian for the first time, a woman is screaming hysterically in the background. The sense of being caught in a painful, twisted world is inescapable. Or maybe that's just the way life is over in Los Angeles...
With the authority and impact of a documentary (though Araki did not intend it to be one), "Totally F***ed Up" tells us that the world we live in is an eminently depressing one. But its irreverence and sharp dialogue keep the film light-hearted enough that we don't get put off by the sobriety of Araki's message...