Word: objections
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...amount present in living organisms remains nearly constant because it is continually replaced through the intake of food and air. But when animals and plants die, their level of carbon 14 begins to decrease at a known, fixed rate. Thus the amount of residual carbon 14 in an object provides a measurement...
Rudd, best known for his suave Alicia-charming role in Clueless, doesn't have a particularly difficult role. He is labeled the martyr from the outset, the "object of affection" that Aniston will sweat, cry and bleed over from beginning to end. Though he successfully avoids stereotypes, even Rudd seems sometimes uncomfortable with the dangerously unpredictable script. His character ultimately lacks coherence...
...Object of My Affection certainly has its moments. Whenever Alda and Janey appear to give Aniston advice, the movie leaps into Woody Allen conversational mode, producing jewels of unbelievable hilarity...
...wonder about this kind of ambition--The Birdcage was a world-wide smash, but that film was grounded in the novelty of exaggerating gay stereo-types. The Object of My Affection, on the other hand, aims for tenuous realism. Ultimately, this reality is fatally compromised. In trying to make a romantic comedy/melodrama that will be universally loved, the audience is left with a fluffy, unsatisfying corpse of a movie that barely registers...
...support the president's public policy goals and another thing to let him get away with things that undermine the long-term interest of the country. It is particularly important for progressives to speak clearly against these excesses. If we do not, we will have forfeited our right to object when imperial tactics are deployed on behalf of future presidents whose policy goals may not be as plausible as Clinton's. JEFF BOOK '81 Beverly Hills, Calif., April...