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...crisis. However, its emphasis on small victories, while inspiring, diminishes the urgency of the situation. The film spirals nicely inward. A world map with blinking exclamation points frames the opening credits, foreshadowing the film’s global subject matter. But Braun quickly makes it personal. His first quiet shots of the Darfur scenery are accompanied by one of so many heart-wrenching anecdotes. Braun explores the different avenues from which to approach a humanitarian crisis. Each subject draws on the resources he or she has available, and the film demonstrates why every little bit helps...
After ten years of silence, Peter Høeg’s fifth novel “The Quiet Girl” hits Danish and international public alike in the form of a loud and eclectic pseudo-thriller. Labeled as post-modern, magical-realist, social realist, and gothic (to name but a few), dismissed by some as new-age pop philosophy while hailed by others as an astute criticism of civilization in general, it seems that the only agreement that can be reached is that Peter Høeg’s work is hard to place.In answer to accusations...
...course, for all the square feet greened and heat reduced, there is one less quantifiable metric that argues even more persuasively for the value of the green roof: the psychological boost that city dwellers can gain simply by having a quiet place to go, far above the churn of the streets. As so often happens, what's good for the planet can also be good for the spirit...
...doesn’t put the team through emotional highs and lows, and he comes ready to play each time,” Fish says. “The degree of dependability and constancy in his approach gives me, as a coach, emotional peace of mind. Dan is that quiet soldier who is easily overlooked at your own peril...
...election nears, Seidel is banking on the fact that voters understand the issues and are willing to pick a quiet technocrat with two advanced degrees. He’s confident that voters understand the changes taking place in Cambridge, and that they will demand an entirely new set of answers—and people...