Word: redeeming
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...were singled out, Greece had to endure two weeks of innuendo and sniping: whispers of "dopers" and "cheaters" were heard after every Greek success. (Thankfully, we were able to savor some moments of triumph, not least when Fani Halkia, our 400-m hurdler, scored a surprise gold and helped redeem - in Greek eyes, anyway - the country's bruised track-and-field reputation.) So, at a great cost to ourselves, and despite the humiliation of our brightest athletes, we put on quite a show for the world. Coralia, my 10-month-old, is still clapping...
...director Per Fly, Christoffer is a victim, not a villain (the latter role is reserved for his manipulating mother, played by Ghita Norby), and Fly's film suggests that living badly is life's worst revenge. What might redeem The Inheritance's relentless grimness for the incorrigibly light-minded among us is the classic perfection of its imagery (it is full of gates constantly closing on its characters) and its impeccable acting. Werlinder, in particular, is a marvel--shifting from playful to vulnerable to fierce in a matter of seconds as she wages a losing fight...
...classic children's tale leaves off. CHICKEN LITTLE, who was struck by an errant acorn, has discovered that his crusade to tell the king "the sky is falling" was wrongheaded. The movie chronicles the exploits of the now infamous Little, hounded by the media, as he tries to redeem himself. Scrubs' Zach Braff voices the main character--the cast also includes Joan Cusack, Garry Marshall, Amy Sedaris and Steve Zahn--and says the recording sessions have been "so hilarious. We've been ad-libbing and improvising together." That bodes well for the computer-animated feature, which is due out next...
...students beyond the private schools and public magnet schools that regularly feed applicants to Harvard. While the problem is compounded by the dismal state of New York City public schools, Harvard has the resources to mine different schools for qualified applicants—and, in the process, to redeem my city’s image at Harvard...
...have one day to redeem ourselves tomorrow...