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That's pretty much the way it goes with this movie. It's a faux epic - swell costumes, historically authentic settings, a certain amount of bustle and skulking, but very little dramatically gripping activity. One has hopes, occasionally, for Geoffrey Rush's Walsingham, Elizabeth's supremely adept spymaster (and a historical character one would like to know more about), but he remains a shadowy figure. One would like, as well, to see Samantha Morton's Mary as a tragic, if misguided, figure. But she manages no more than a certain noble smugness when, at last, her head is placed...
...movement in favor of traditionalism.Post-9/11 articles would often cast single women as unpatriotic, lonely, and out of sync, she said. In addition, a “media cloud” of stories that Faludi described as “irrational” predicted that single women would rush to the altar, return to the homes as housewives, and become “security moms” who were worried that terrorists would attack their children.“I don’t even know where to begin with the media,” she said, sounding exasperated...
...actualizes the subtext: the apocalyptic terror in the song is really sheer elation. In fact, Rob reveals, we are all masochists. We can’t wait for the end, so we can revel in a glorified YouTube clip that packs modern world history into a three-minute adrenaline rush. That, or we’re rejoicing in our arrival at our oh-my-gosh-super-incredible societal situation, epitomized by shots of Hillary and Obama. Look how far we’ve come—we went to space, and now non-whites and chicks are running for office...
...greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted" to combat climate change, according to his citation. (The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was also a joint winner of the prize.) And so, after the obligatory spasms of celebration and the equally obligatory gnashing of Rush Limbaugh's teeth, will Americans finally get to enjoy one of the great spectacles in political history, as Gore's ultimate honor levitates him beyond his leading rival, Hillary Clinton, and into the Oval Office...
It’s sweeps week in Washington. The Democrats are playing shamelessly to their base, as with teary eyes, they flog their two favorite whipping boys: Rush Limbaugh and President Bush...