Word: endless
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Joining the endless speculation and discussion of the value of monarchy to Britain, the Economist finally catches the wave of popular resentment, and proposes a referendum to abolish the monarchy in favor of a British republic. Precipitated by the current brouhaha, in other words, lots of Britons are being tempted to throw the entire bad lot away--abolishing royalty guarantees no more royal scandals, because there won't be anybody to be scandalized...
...than 300 oils study the contrast of large dark masses comprised of forest greens, moving to navy blue and brown-black with lighter earth- and autumnal tones. In his most important works, such as Mending the Nets, Farndon displays his receptivity to the emptiness of shadow and the seeming endless depth of murky harbor water. His preoccupation with water runs throughout his work and serves as a motif he returns to again and again through his life...
After crossing a highway-spanning overpass and inhaling the requisite volume of carbon monoxide gas," (after all it is New York City), the runners begin the 1.5 mile loop of the famous "back hills." These consist of a seemingly endless span of winding slopes that eventually return the runner to the bridge, around a sharp downhill and to the final 400-meter stretch...
...unmistakably as from another era. Though it ends on a superficially hopeful note, the emotional climax is the old woman's almost heartbreaking cry of despair in the penultimate scene: "I'm 66 years old, and I don't know what the purpose of it all was. An endless, endless struggle. And for what? For what?" Don't look for cries of existential anguish in today's prime-time dramas, where every story must be uplifting, and even bad things teach good people heartening lessons. The Mother is dated, all right; it's television for grownups...
Memo from the it's-just-as-nutty-over-there-as-it-is-over-here department: in their trade talks the Europeans have agreed on a free flow of a lot of stuff, including wheat, lawyers and intellectual property, but not bananas. After endless meetings, a banana split hangs over Europe...