Word: keens
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...houses that Swinton, 48, reigns. Part of the renown comes from her aura: slim, pale and towering, keen of features and intellect, she invests her film characters with an imperious mien that some viewers want to mess with - but they can't, because she's been there first; she's always willing to defile herself for her art. She brings a fearless commitment to all her movies, big and small, entertaining or dreadfully daunting; she'll try anything and make it work. It's a mystery how this bold, striking star-in-the-making avoided Hollywood...
...Strategically, the move made sense for Porsche. VW is Porsche's most important parts supplier. The European Union was keen to strip voting restrictions on VW shares that protected it from a hostile takeover. And Porsche saw itself as a white knight, coming in to shield VW from any potential raider. (See pictures of American muscle cars in the movies...
...there ever were any existential fear felt, it is gone today," he says. "There is concern at each new act of anti-Semitism and keen attention paid to how French society reacts to them. Often, we feel reaction in the rest of France is largely in phase with ours...
...South, cotton from the fields and performances on steamboats were staples of everyday existence. ‘Show Boat’—the Boston Conservatory Theatre’s newest musical production—recreates and interrogates what is now a distant world by soldering spectacle with keen social commentary. This successful adaptation of the beloved classic musical brims with exceptional talent on which it relies to carry the production. ‘Show Boat’—which opened on April 24—chronicles one family’s journey on, appropriately, a traveling...
...Given the regional instability generated by a nuclear North Korea, this is an experience Obama should not be keen to repeat. While the situation with Iran differs from North Korea in important ways—Iran is still a signatory of the NPT and is a more democratic state—there are still lessons to be learned. First, being a partner in the NPT or other diplomatic agreement today does not guarantee Iran will continue to be forever; indeed, a nuclear Iran summarily withdrawing from the NPT is not a far stretch of the imagination, nor is continued covert...