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...survive. That is also the question of The Road; its answer is tougher to take. A father and son trudge across a wasteland of burnt trees and skeletons, evading murderers and cannibals. The evil control most of the weapons and scant provisions; the good have, literally, been eaten away. Grim as The Road is, it's more anguishing emotionally, as the ailing father struggles, out of a febrile love for his son, to keep the boy and hope alive. As opposed to The Road Warrior, it's heartrendingly realistic, a masterpiece but nearly unbearable. It is also...
...local saying goes. "Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it's time to make a stew." Her stepfather sells her for 800 rupees to a woman who spirits her off to a brothel in Calcutta. If the book sounds grim, it is. It's also the stuff awards committees love; Sold was just nominated for a Young People's National Book Award...
...Haass was giving a wide-ranging review of the U.S. foreign policy challenges around the globe - challenges he described as ranging from grim to dismal. Between North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, the U.S. faces a more daunting set of strategic tasks than it did even during the Cold War, he said. He believes the U.S. is in for several decades of difficulty in the region of the world that the Administration is hoping to remake with freedom and democracy. "How do you deal with a Middle East that does not have the building blocks of stability?" he asked...
...Still, Bartlett and others on the Bush team may yet succeed in convincing people that Woodward's revelations are ancient history, but not necessarily for reasons that are helpful to the President or the Republican Party. The real-time news out of Iraq continues to be so relentlessly grim that nothing, not even another Woodward expose, may be able to steal the spotlight for too long. So come to think of it, the White House might want to make State of Denial recommended reading after...
...Directed by Tony Bill 5 stars Judging by its pre-theater publicity, I wasn’t expecting much from “Flyboys.” A grim James Franco seductively looks over his shoulder through his aviator goggles. Previews show some lovin’ with Jennifer Decker (known primarily for roles on French television). Is this yet another “Pearl Harbor,” where war is eclipsed by the tearful tale of a pretty boy military man and his gal? The bittersweet romance is definitely there, but rather than commandeering the plot...