Word: interest
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...Damned United,” by the mere nature of its theme, is unlikely to attract American audiences. Despite the growing interest in soccer in this country, a film about Leeds United in the 1970s, featuring faded stars whose names are now familiar only to Leeds fans, is a minor enthusiasm. After their explorations of epochal moments in British and American history in “The Queen” and “Frost/Nixon,” this is a decidedly quiet triumph from Peter Morgan and Michael Sheen. Yet it underscores their masterful ability to bring characters...
...filled with cues from high and low culture—colorful and referential insults, classical literature, and cosmopolitan knowhow. One pretend madman, exercising freedom of speech as his alter ego declares, “Et tu, Brute, sold out the Bolsheviks!” The novel also takes particular interest in allusions to “The Brothers Karamazov,” and at one point Ostap conflates the story of Jason’s Golden Fleece with the titular (and Biblical) Golden Calf...
...night went much better than I expected. While the video looked flawless, my daughters quickly lost interest in thirtysomething's nattering, self-obsessed yuppies and started to think about other tricks the Optoma could perform. Soon we had YouTube up there, and at about the time my beloved slunk off to bed, I screened my idea of a family movie: The Big Lebowski. Even Otto woke up for that...
...much about debate until about a month ago. This probably explains why I asked debaters silly questions that they all answered very patiently. Questions like, How do you guys prepare for a debate? How do the freshmen look this year? Who are your biggest rivals? What first sparked your interest in debate...
...very idea, though, that the collection of NFL owners is some kind of football Kiwanis Club is crazy in the first place. Civic good? NFL owners have a dedicated interest in going wherever civic leaders are good enough to shower them with money. Remember the Irsays, who owned the Baltimore Colts? They slunk out of Baltimore in the middle of the night for the riches of Indianapolis. Now Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, is saying he couldn't even think of voting for Limbaugh. The man has his standards. And let's not forget former Cleveland Browns owner...