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...Wargnier's film is unrelentingly grim and one-dimensional. Millions of Russians managed to lead interesting and productive lives and even find happiness under Stalin's regime. By portraying Alexei's submission to the Party as a sacrifice he secretly undergoes to help Marie escape, Wargnier offers little more than a commentary on the brutality and rigidity of the Soviet Union. But we can't help wondering about brighter moments in the lives of Wargnier's protagonists...
These are grim images - but probably no more than what's needed to counteract a small but vocal group who take issue with the census not because it asks those personal questions about indoor plumbing but because it dares go where few American institutions have the chutzpah to go. Fierce resistance has risen from various populations regarding the census's questions about race - always a prickly issue in America - now framed in a manner that highlights our particularly schizophrenic attitudes about skin color...
...news is that nothing lasts forever. The universe may not disappear, but as time goes by it may get increasingly uncomfortable, and eventually become unlivable. Calculating how and when this will happen is a genuinely dismal science, but not without a certain grim fascination. The classic Big Bang theory, refined over the decades since the astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered the expanding universe in 1929, suggests that cosmic destiny will be decided through a tug-of-war between two opposing forces. One is the expansion of space, which for more than 10 billion years has been carrying galaxies ever farther apart...
...when theatricals went bankrupt over the show The Wrong Way In. Swistel acknowledged that the theatricals' business practices were lacking. The club and theatricals were still intertwined as one organization, but club types did not always make the best drama decisions and the state of theatrical finances was grim until two enterprising members overhauled the organization's management. "They said we had to redo the business plan, how we sold tickets--specialized in group sales and advanced sales. And they convinced their parents to kick in $5,000 or $10,000. With this financial boost, the theatricals went back...
...made galloping gains in math and reading scores during his years in office, narrowing the achievement gap that bedevils school systems around the country. Because of that, Bush has a chance to argue that he is both competent and compassionate--a message that was all but lost in the grim heat of his primary battles with John McCain...