Word: patheticism
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The actors of the '60s can boast laudable accomplishments, both in the arena of political improvement and cultural development. Unfortunately, the legacy of the decade has been stripped of its socially nutritious content. We've elected another philandering playboy to the oval office, but rather than inspiring visions of Camelot...
Another spectator, Maura Pensak, called thevoting "pretty pathetic," saying that she was"disturbed that there was obviously an agreementmade by Duehay to vote for another party becausehe voted for him."
If Clinton is obsessed with the future, it may be because, when he becomes one of the youngest ex-Presidents, he can expect so much more. In off-the-cuff remarks at a late-night Houston fund raiser earlier this month, Clinton suddenly broke into a disquisition on the movie...
Of course, governments in every country occasionally lie to their people. The difference is that in Japan this practice has long been acceptable. "The government is structured in a way that it regularly does not tell the truth," says Yoshiaki Yoshimi, a professor of history at Tokyo's Chuo University...
(d)Strangely detached--In the ways noted above, Allen distances himself from the material, but his directorial estrangement goes far beyond his own character. Through both his writing and directing, Allen systematically destroys any chance for his lead actresses, specifically Judy Davis and Kirstie Alley, to do any acting at...