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...best thing most people can say about pedophiles--whether they're found in the Roman Catholic Church or outside it--is that they're just plain sick. But sick implies the possibility of treatment, and treatment suggests the possibility of cure; and that raises one of the most vexing questions surrounding the dark condition of pedophilia: Can it be fixed...
...wasn't an acting awards show frivolous? "Should we celebrate the joy and magic the movies bring?" Shockingly, the answer was yes. "Dare I say it? More than ever. A small scene, a gesture, even a glance between characters can cross lines, break through barriers, melt prejudice or just plain make us laugh...
...midpoint the novel moves forward five years to the ragged British retreat from Dunkirk, in which Robbie is a weary infantryman, then to London, where Briony, now a nurse trainee, is struggling to find some remedy for the damage she has done. Her solution is not plain until the surprising final pages, when you grasp that if storytelling can be an occasion for sin, it can also be an act of contrition. It's McEwan's subtle game to show fiction working its worst kind of curse, then leading us unawares to give it our blessing...
...Kelly laughingly said, “Performing—that’s a big word. I don’t think I really perform.” The Murphys come across as a group of average guys who love music, love the crowd and just plain know how to have a good time. On stage, Casey called himself and the band “a bunch of shmucks” and went on to disparage their singing and musical abilities. It was his way of saying “We’re just a bunch of regular guys...
Corporate influence over the American political landscape has ruled supreme for far too long, and with the Enron scandal in plain view, the people know it. Change is coming in Washington, and I hope it will lead to a government that has no strings attached. TODD HAWES Newport Beach, Calif...