Word: mainstreaming
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...There is today almost no mainstream disagreement about the reality of global warming or the urgent need for the world to reduce emissions. And the ets is an important step in doing so - yet the high-minded principles behind the scheme have so far been bogged down by technical limitations and legal wrangling. The European Commission is involved in a legal battle with Germany, which wants the right to revise its national emissions allocation plan in the future, and with Britain, which wants to increase the allotted emissions in a plan approved last year. Green groups contend that European governments...
Working with a successful mainstream artist like Harris relaxes Oberst’s alt-country pretensions somewhat, resulting in a few unapologetically fragile songs. But these tracks are still a far cry from the music of Oh Holy Fools or even Lifted, severely lacking in the deep-blush emotional candor of his earlier work. The single off of I’m Wide Awake, “Lua,” is clearly an attempt to reintroduce that sense of sincerity. Oberst sings “Lua” without any kind of accompaniment, going for the quiet, tortured style...
...liberal zealousness. While often the films might appear incoherent and poorly edited—one that stood out in particular was a clip of a man in an ambiguous animal costume shouting to visitors at the 2005 presidential inauguration---they were fresh and a clear break from the mainstream. Though the scattered selection eschewed the finesse of commercial filmmaking, the festival nevertheless stood steadfastly by the pure punk spirit of Beibin’s vision...
...find love, not to mention hot PG-13 sex scenes, you certainly can too! Now go buy the soundtrack!” How then does a singleton, attempting self-actualization and the attainment of some level of personal integrity, find peace amidst this endless parade of monotony in the mainstream cinema, that most domineering and permeable of cultural discourses? Pure, unadulterated cynicism and the snobby dissection of such barfy films as Pretty Woman and 10 Things I Hate About You is the only path one can take. Behold—a sample reading to guide your viewing of whatever date...
...said that although he did not attend the speech, he thought Dershowitz’s comments did not coincide with mainstream opinions regarding the Israel-Palestine issue...