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Lincoln could play rough as well as talk tough. Informed that Democrats were bringing in ringers from out of state to vote in Illinois, Lincoln suggested that toughs should infiltrate the illiterates and "turn" them, so they would vote (illegally) for him. "Could not a true man of the 'detective' class be introduced among them in disguise, who could, at the nick of time, control their votes? Think this over. It would be a great thing, when this trick is attempted upon us, to have the saddle come up on the other horse...
Certainty about lying is suspect because the practice is extraordinarily complex. Discussions of the subject usually begin with the assumption that everyone present agrees on what a lie actually is. A lie happens, a rough definition might assert, when someone does not tell the truth. Unfortunately, the relationship between lying and the truth is nowhere near this simple. A false statement need not be a lie. "The earth is flat," coming from a member of the Flat Earth Society, is not a lie but a statement of belief. Furthermore, a true statement can be a lie. Imagine a dishonest agent...
Laws of Gravity," Somerville native Nick Gomez's first feature-length film, is a rough and tumble movie made on the streets and dominated by them...
...Laws of Gravity" is a powerful first film from a filmmaker who knows the streets, but Gomez needs to bring a subtler eye for a more comprehensive range of human experience and emotion to his next film. All this without forfeiting the rough energy, drive and quick-spiritedness of "Laws of Gravity...
...first song on the four-track disc, "Do You Love Me Now," propels itself with a simple throbbing bass line, weird guitars and sweet vocals. It resembles Pod's catchy "Hellbound" and "Fortunately Gone," but adds more rough stuff to the sing-song melodies and snappy beats...