Word: forgetfulness
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...people who'd actually seen the movies. But this is, by and large, a very Generation Y, double-frappuccino list. The main exceptions are Atonement, an old-fashioned period romance with a modernist endgame, and the supporting acting nominations for Hal Holbrook, 82, and Ruby Dee, 83. Not to forget, so to speak, Away from Her, the Alzheimer's drama with Julie Christie. I imagine the elder members saying, "Let's vote for, you know, that movie about the thing, with that Darling girl...
...Yorkers have weeks that are not so different. Those economists can also tell you that the arts are a major factor, like a pleasant climate and good schools, that make a city attractive to the well-educated professionals who give a place a competitive advantage. But what people sometimes forget is that in New York, culture isn't just a lure to bring in the real producers of wealth. It's a giant moneymaking enterprise in itself, one of the biggest employers in the city. What software is to Silicon Valley, what vineyards are to Bordeaux, the arts...
...IMMIGRATION: "[Forget] your poor, your wretched ... give us your tall blondes...
...bore to those around you.” Besides the fact that this could be more reassuring—for the price of my tuition, I would prefer to be “guaranteed scintillating”—will our liberal education achieve even this modest goal? Forget preparing us for our future as citizens. What about our future as conversationalists? Especially because a full 12% of those who know the Analog Darkness is coming intend to abandon television altogether when it strikes. Given the state of Harvard’s general education, I hope these people have...
...Apocalyptic pessimism may be the theme of these movies, but the hero is driven by a desperate optimism: the world's ending, so I have to go on an impossible journey to save someone dear to me. The idea is that you'll forget about the tens of millions who died elsewhere and concentrate on the people you've come to know and have a rooting interest for. This elitism applies to virtually any movie set in cataclysmic times, whether it's the Civil War of Gone With the Wind or New-York-under-siege fantasies like Cloverfield. The leading...