Word: fading
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...money for a speedskater.”Furthermore, from most accounts, Cheek is a humble and down-to-earth man who is a pleasure to be around.So, should his charitable nature get him into Harvard?Somewhere, there are gleaming schemers viciously nodding their heads with barely faded memories of their parents’ fat checkbooks. For this reason, this has to be a big no-no.Granted, Cheek is not making his donation to Larry Summers’ office, and his gift came after he had already heard back from Byerly Hall. Nevertheless—and sad as it may be?...
...white film. The talent, exuberance and humor is open to anyone of any age, race or gender. “Block Party” is not limited to hard-core fans of the artists; it is not Jay-Z’s “Fade to Black.”In pulling off such an absorbing documentary as his follow-up to “Eternal Sunshine,” Gondry shows himself to be one of today’s most successful and interesting directors, completely erasing the memory of his initial flop “Human Nature...
...Fade into Bolivion...
...adopt in the wake of the team’s loss to Sweden. She joked that with one medal of each color she now possessed a complete set. The letdown of not getting a chance to square off against Canada will wear off, the sting of finishing third will fade, but the memories accumulated during her Olympic experience will endure.Ruggiero and five of her Harvard compatriots were afforded the opportunity to participate in winter sports’ seminal event, a global festival of athletics and communication, and women’s hockey, with the signs of growing parity, now promises...
Although I was initially intrigued by the racial politics, the political points about police brutality fade into cardboard cut-outs behind the main plot of Moore’s weeping, unstable mother. Viewers don’t take it any more seriously than the movie does. And the movie does not give the real issues the weight they deserve...