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...song isn’t strong enough to support them. Wandering aimlessly, the track isn’t compelling enough to warrant more than two listens, despite attempts to enliven it via handclaps. Bejar makes up for some of the weaknesses in his songs simply by being enthusiastic. Every note he hits, every yelp, scream, and ironic refrain is uniquely his; this far into his career, he still sounds completely into it. It’s admirable, but makes you wonder if he can sustain such dramatics for much longer. The similarity between “Trouble in Dreams?...
...excuse this and other kinds of objectionable behavior in television when presented with it as either part of a drama (polygamy, “Big Love”) or with a strong emphasis on the aforementioned glamour (general irresponsibility, “Entourage”). It is of note, then, that neither “Californication” nor “Weeds” is written in one of these veins—and that each is still finding success. 2006 found Mary-Louise Parker awarded with a Golden Globe for her funny, tender portrayal of a widowed mother...
...this argument. “There is almost always a lively disagreement in the classes I teach. I would be troubled if there weren’t,” he said. Although no compromise was reached on either side of the argument, the event ended on a positive note about the value of asking questions. “We need to put the question at the center of education,” Kronman said...
...large and present on her brain that Sébire's determination to beat the disease on her own morphed into her final campaign to obtain legally permitted euthanasia from the same doctors whose treatment she'd originally rebuffed. That has caused considerable concern among observers and ethicists who note that neither the media attention directed to Sébire's distressing appeal to die, nor the public sympathy it generated, appeared aware of her own handling of the disease...
...cousin landed in jail for trying to get a squatter off his land. But it turned out OK, says Mumtaz. The cousin went through a broker who was a friend of the judge, paid $6500, and was released a month early. Such stories take on a more somber note when criminals and alleged members of the Taliban are involved - such as Timur Shah, sentenced to death for kidnap, rape and murder, who "escaped" on the eve of his execution last October, while the other 16 men on death row met their intended fate...