Word: harshness
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...have enough authority to open an investigation, then a President can always go to Congress and ask for stricter laws. Britain's Official Secrets Act, for instance, has kept Britain's secrets off the front pages of its newspapers. Any journalist who knowingly publishes a secret goes to jail. Harsh, but better than making the CIA break...
...that separates Remy from his family is turbulent, terrifically choreographed, action-movie excitement. The budding Remy-Linguini friendship grows naturally, without clamor or shtick--quite a feat, considering how dense and gauche the young man can be. The tonal quality is pretty amazing for a CGI movie. The usual harsh plastic visuals are replaced by muted, luscious views of late-afternoon Paris...
...DAMON: That was my favorite movie last year. CLOONEY: Me too. DAMON: One of the most underrated actors right now as a leading man is Christian Bale. He turned in two great performances last year. He was great in The Prestige, and he was great in this movie called Harsh Times. BARKIN: I like the very young Ryan Gosling. CLOONEY: That couple-he goes out with Rachel McAdams ... BARKIN: Splitsville. Don't you read Us? CLOONEY: Well, those were two of the most talented young actors I've seen in a long time. They're not dead. BARKIN: And they...
...While the comparison of HUPD tactics to racialized policing during Apartheid may be imperfect, the metaphor is apt: students who are routinely subject to identification checks regard their treatment on the Quad lawn as a harsh reminder that, by some, they are not viewed as being part of this community. In fact, in the wake of the incident many black alumni have cited similar trends of excessive scrutiny from HUPD, resident tutors, and their peers. Even faculty members have been subject to similar treatment because of their race. The two aforementioned editorials completely disregarded—and therefore trivialized?...
...influence is strikingly at odds with the oppressive Islamist political ideology that has long fueled conflict here. In the early 1990s, Sudan counted itself among the most rigid Islamist governments in the world: Riot police tear-gassed overly festive wedding parties, and the regime's determination to impose its harsh version of sharia law on the more Christian South helped to drag out the war. Its chief ideologue, Hassan al-Turabi, notoriously helped to radicalize Osama bin Laden during his years living in Khartoum...