Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...into not bolting from the stage. "When [the idea of a tour] was first suggested to me," says a member of his current backup band, "I wondered if Brian could even get through a 20-minute set, let alone a 40-minute set, let alone two 40-minute sets." Nevertheless, in the days leading up to the tour, the mood among Wilson's colleagues, handlers and friends seems to be one of nervous optimism, a collective Here goes nothing...
Despite his best efforts to explain what brought him and his wife Maureen to the point of divorce, the reasons are not completely satisfactory. Were they never, in fact, properly in love? Did they both just run out of energy? Nevertheless, Taylor's searing pain at the separation from his wife and daughter, from what he calls "the best of myself" and "what was intended to be the central experience of my life," is convincing--and strangely affirming of that very experience. "But marriage is beautiful," as one character in Intimacy says. "A terrible journey, a season in hell...
Strong in its acting and plot, nevertheless has its weaker points. The Deep End follows, perhaps too neatly and predictably, the pattern of conflict and resolution typical of the "movie the week." The first half of the film, the more dynamic and believable half, presents the conflict. The second half concentrates on the characters' emotions and is less credible, although more intriguing than the beginning. The film's turning point, as promised by its commercials and trailers, is the reappearance of Ben (Michael McElroy). But if his reappearance is predictable, the plot twist regarding his disappearance is certainly unexpected...
...currently sit in last place in my March Madness pool. No money is going to change hands, thankfully--this is a "just for fun" pool organized by my blockmate and facilitated by espn.com's ever-so-helpful pool generator. Nevertheless, if you want to revel in my shame, just check out the rankings in "Tim's Group of Excellence." Several friends and even a few people I've never met are cleaning my clock on the way to the Sweet 16. In my own defense, I spent a grand total of 120 seconds filling out my bracket--Duke, my perennial...
...Yale University Press, also not-for-profit, a body of professors sits on an editorial board that oversees the press to keep academic concerns at the forefront. Nevertheless, economic realities have also forced Yale to be money-conscious...