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...rube and an anti-Semite. This is why the inevitable debate over whether the new film is a critique of homophobia or an incitement to more of it misses the point. Brüno sees everybody in the pejorative, including Brüno, who is trivial, narcissistic, mean to his devoted assistant and obsessed with cheesy fame. But even so, he's preferable to a lot of the people he meets, with their ignorance and prejudice, hypocrisy and primitive rage. Brüno may be a bumbler, but he holds all the cards - he's the character who turns...
...dinners at restaurants are increasingly reserved for special occasions. To be sure, many of these cuts affect both the husband and wife, but women - even those who work outside the home - still take on more household responsibilities, including cooking, cleaning and taking care of children, whatever their ages. Which means that fewer family dinners out - as well as fewer take-out orders and pizza deliveries - plus more people around the house can mean even more work for the wife. "There are more dinners, more snacks, more dishes," says Jennifer Brinkman of Austin, Texas, who cut family spending on dinners...
California's crazy budget laws make it an extreme case, but that doesn't mean it's alone in financial duress - there are plenty of other states in serious hot water. (See how Americans are spending...
...judge, who is also a Latina, when she exercises her own particular wisdom, may reach a more informed conclusion than another judge without the benefit of her experiences when those experiences are relevant and helpful to understanding the facts of a particular case? This factual assessment does not mean that she will fail to uphold the rule of law or has a race-driven agenda or believes in ethnic superiority. In the end (and, perhaps, thankfully), a Supreme Court Justice does not rule alone; nine justices participate in the decision-making process. As evidenced in the Court?...
...conservative” I don’t mean “Republican.” The event’s planners were Libertarians, who lambasted both parties. “Republicans are really desperate right now; they didn’t do what they said they were going to do. Now, they’re trying to hijack what Ron Paul’s supporters started,” Reale told me. Still, the crowd was rather conventional. One speaker, John Mertens, won cheers when he espoused term limits, but earned jeers when he endorsed legalizing marijuana. Another, Vincent...