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...phoniness). But real irony--the basis of satire--is possible and valuable in addressing war. (Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, for instance, are darkly ironic yet serious works.) When theonion.com returns this week, says editor Robert Siegel, it will address the events carefully, aiming for a poignant, "cathartic" humor. Stewart also laced his aching monologue with touchingly self-deprecating jokes. "I'm sorry to do this to you," he said on his return. "It's another entertainment show beginning with the overwrought speech of a shaken host...
Going into Hearts in Atlantis, I hoped very much that this would be one of the exceptional adaptations. I had high expectations...which were fulfilled. This powerful and poignant tale, as multifaceted as the crystal sphere from the opening credits, is rendered beautifully in the more than capable hands of Scott Hicks. An example of Hicks’ impressive and insightful direction involves his use of glass, mirrors and photographs as motifs to indicate the distance between object, observer and the accuracy of perception. Bobby drifts into his past while gazing through a glass windowpane in his childhood bedroom...
...attacks forced many Iranians to revise their opinions of the U.S. and its relationship with Iran. "Finally, we realize not only that the U.S. isn't our worst enemy, but that a much more dangerous enemy exists," said student Jamileh Rezvani. Insights like this sometimes led to awkward yet poignant gestures. At the gym in suburban Tehran, for instance, the Star-Spangled Banner was played before the start of an aerobics class...
...breaking news is getting more detailed and scoops are getting smaller. We are past the first weekly news cycle after the attack—you can tell because the weekly magazines all have shiny covers featuring the World Trade Center in some way; the New Yorker with its poignant all-black cover with vague outlines of the building and People Magazine’s altered color picture of the attack...
...radios, alarm clocks and scooters—are usually used as signs of affluence and prosperity. Such props have precedent, as umbrellas—usually seen as a symbol of European pragmatism—can be seen in some of the 14 early postcards on display. The most poignant of these images is Sidibé’s 1972 “Les jeunes berges Peuhls,” or “Peuhl Shepherds and a Radio,” where the ancient occupation of shepherding is juxtaposed with the modern technology of a radio...