Word: ring
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...begins exuberantly and— though Green masks this sentiment in countless clever guises—it remains so throughout. The array of genres is dizzying. Green croons unabashedly on “Tropical Island,” coupling stereotypically lilting island music with lyrics like “Ring-ding, another one dies / Watching posers scandalize / Trading off their panty lines one day.” Abruptly, “Cannot Get Sicker” yanks the listener’s frame of reference in the direction of woozy jazz, only to divert him again with...
...Blueberry Peanut muffins covered three ping-pong-sized tables. And that was just breakfast. “I’ve never seen so much eating at a healthy food conference,” one attendee said. Stuffed to a state of gastronomic bliss, the message seemed to ring loud and clear to all those present: Healthy was delicious.The question is, will this marriage last in the real world? Is it the product of true love, or of a Temptation Island for Foodies? Dining in the heart of Napa Valley, eating fine fare prepared by CIA chefs in perfect...
...while he was accused of soliciting sex in an airport men’s restroom. More recently, Silda Wall Spitzer was there for her husband (and the press conference cameras) while he resigned as New York’s governor after getting caught up in an expensive prostitution ring...
...many Kenyans and outside observers, however, those kinds of pledges will ring false. For one, the reconciliation process was tortured to say the least, dragging on for more than a month after former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan brokered a power-sharing deal, because the two sides bickered over who should get which powerful Cabinet posts. What's more, in hammering out compromises, the rivals have simply expanded the size of the government - increasing its costs - in order to reward their followers...
...Body of War,” the story of disabled Iraq veteran Thomas Young, is as predictable an attack on the Bush administration as a raging liberal could wish for. The documentary makes no attempt at balance or impartiality and jumps straight into the ring to tear apart the credibility of the pro-war brigade. This makes for a compelling, but wildly-biased, viewing experience. Directors Phil Donahue (yes, that Phil Donahue) and Ellen Spiro use a mix of small- and large-scale stories to convey their point. Scenes showing Young attempting to recover from the injuries he sustained after...