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...year's conference. He was, of course, warmly applauded. Cynics will tell you that that reveals everything you need to know about Davos - that it is a collection of fat cats congratulating themselves on their good intentions while those doing the real work of easing poverty shiver in the rain outside. I don't think that's right; in one day at Davos-in-New York, I've had as many good conversations on economic development and poverty reduction as I expect to have in the rest of the year. Bono was quite right to remind delegates that most...
...being contrived, although the songs could sometimes be wittier by being briefer. The parenthetical postscripts to many of the titles serve as all the explanation the listener is given for songs that steadfastly refuse to last less than six or seven minutes, as with the “Love Rain (Suite),” which clocks in at 12 1/2 minutes. Scott’s talent and her connection with her audience are apparent, but the disc remains a little too shrill and insufficiently distinct from her first album to stand up to multiple listens...
Over the last decade, which two kinds of created-for-film characters have achieved the most critical and popular success? The answer: single parents (think Erin Brockovich) and the mentally challenged (à la Rain Man and Forrest Gump). If you were to blend both character types for the lead role, you would get a surefire hit, right...
...difficulty relating to Penn’s character. In the second half, the movie shifts focus to the relationship between Dawson and Harrison. Because the audience shares Harrison’s reservations about Dawson, Dawson is allowed to develop in response. This is similar to the character dynamic in Rain Man—because the audience empathizes with Tom Cruise’s character, the growth of Dustin Hoffman’s character (stemming from the Cruise-Hoffman conflict) is facile...
...wrapped in a simple leather string. Her assorted Laura Ashley-esque flower print dresses and full petticoat skirts are unadorned, yet ethereal. Jane bakes bread. She knows how to make those Little House on the Prairie daisy chains and how to tell if it’s going to rain in a fortnight by smelling the tree moss. Jane thought of leaving it all and getting a job in town but realized that she would only be happy standin’ by her man on the ranch/farm… After all, who else would feed the little butter-colored...