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...shouts, "It's comin' to kill me! It knows I'm a Christian!" But Murphy was the young woman's soul. Using a deep-throated, deep-fried southwestern accent (the actress was raised in Edison, N.J.), she gave Luanne a friendly but willful tone that could instantly reach hysterics of mirth or despondency. Murphy put just enough Too Much into Luanne's inane enthusiasms and her fortissimo fears. She knew that the character was deficient in self-esteem and, for all the company at the Hill house, pathetically lonely. Is Luanne a comic figure or a trailer-trash tragic...
Watching Up in the Air, moviegoers are likely to be impressed by the obsession of Ryan Bingham (played by George Clooney) to reach 10 million frequent flyer miles. It is easy to fantasize about the perks that status might bring: front-of-the-line access, voyages to remote beaches at the price of nothing, expensive wines, surprise treats.... But before you stuff some shirts into a carry-on and prepare to brave the skies as Bingham does in the film, be aware that the glories of becoming an American Airlines 10 million miler have been given a little movie-magic...
...under virtual house arrest since 1997, when his religious school was alsoclosed down. His office has occasionally been attacked; religious vigilantes once smeared "Heretic of the Age" across his wall, and guards were often posted outside to cut off contacts. But in 2000, he began using the Internet to reach beyond his jailers, corresponding with other clerics and supporters seeking his rulings...
...that makes everyone leave the table a little unhappy, but offers them enough reason to keep the process going, Copenhagen achieved that much. Credit should go to President Obama, who arrived in Copenhagen with the negotiations in shambles and forced through what may have been the only deal within reach. For that, of course, he will also get the blame. Outside the Bella Center as delegates departed, a small group of protesters against the deal carried photos of Obama, with the words "climate shame" across his forehead. That may not be how many had expected the summit to conclude...
...will, then there is no need for restraint—no need to spare the pregnant mother, or the medic, or the Red Cross worker, or even a person of one’s own faith.” Yet in closing, he declared: “Let us reach for the world that ought to be—that spark of the divine that still stirs within each of our souls.” The line between these two views of the “divine” is incredibly fine, and requires especially delicate consideration...