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...says, brought Pakistan suicide bombers and inflation. "Everything now is costing more, so we pray for the success of Mian Nawaz Sharif." Given the delicacy of his decorative creation, there is one more thing he is praying for: "Last night I prayed to god, 'please don't let it rain.'" Yet that outcome would hardly rank against the direr consequences this vote could bring to Pakistan in coming days...
...though, the Academy has rewarded films at the high end of mediocrity, operating within a narrow band of reassuring realism. They're called "movies of quality," which really means movies of piety--stories of cozy spiritual uplift (Mrs. Miniver, Going My Way) or, more recently, of superior damaged creatures (Rain Man, A Beautiful Mind). And they're often chosen over edgier fare. Thus, in 1977 the softhearted Rocky beat four superior films (All the President's Men, Bound for Glory, Network and Taxi Driver), and in 1982 another inspirational sports movie, Chariots of Fire, won out over Reds and Raiders...
...According to Rosen, crumbling infrastructure in Winthrop has made flooding part of house life, with the last inundation hitting about a year and a half ago. “We have had problems with the drains in Winthrop before—even when it hasn’t been raining,” he said. “My understanding is it’s because some of the pipes are quite old and some have begun to corrode.” The sewage surfaced as the Faculties of Arts and Sciences are considering major renovations to the College?...
...setting off most of the first half and a glorified Sean Paul style in the second half. In fact, Elliott’s past videos—with the extending necks of “Get Ur Freak On” and camera curvature of “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”—were better attempts at 3-D than the lackluster gestures rampant throughout. The video’s true success is not the added dimension but the choreography. Borrowing from Bollywood and American dance styles...
Wright: Yes. If there's going to be an Armageddon, and we'll all be in heaven already or raptured up just in time, it really doesn't matter if you have acid rain or greenhouse gases prior to that. Or, for that matter, whether you bombed civilians in Iraq. All that really matters is saving souls for that disembodied heaven...