Word: sad
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...average life expectancy comparable to that of the U.S., a real rarity in the Latin American world. Moreover, Castro’s Cuba reached one of the highest rates of literacy in the world as a result of its comprehensive public education network. (This is not to ignore the sad fact that Cubans are severely limited in what they are actually allowed to read.) While the lack of legitimate democratic institutions will remain an incredibly disappointing aspect of Castro’s legacy, the United States has overlooked many of the positive aspects of the regime in developing its foreign...
...recurring misuse of Cat Stevens’ “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out,” guaranteed to enrage any “Harold and Maude” fan. Attempting to draw such a connection comes off as cheap and contrived, a sad reminder of how poorly the movie tries to encapsulate every cinematic teenage rebel of the last half-century.The film’s many unoriginal lines perhaps best exemplify this. At a party, the football captain, one of the countless students who feels he can trust the all-knowing Charlie, confesses that...
...their catchiness in favor of edge. And while their music now sounds less like a Velvet Underground re-release and more like The Jesus and Mary Chain, echoes of the Raveonettes’ pop sensibilities are still audible, most noticeably in the clapping, upbeat canter of “Sad Transmission.” On the remaining tracks, the noise machine rises to the level of a phantom third band member, competing, often successfully, with guitars and vocals for prominence. But the fuzzy new nature of the songs on “Lust, Lust, Lust” is never deafening...
Most choose to spend Feb. 14, also known as SAD (Single Awareness Day) indulging in the traditional rituals of gorging on chocolate and pathetically reflecting on the lack of romance in one’s life. But this year, the Hyperion Shakespeare Company, in collaboration with Eliot House, offered a new way to spare calories and shed tears in their Valentine’s Day inspired First Annual Shakespeare in Love production, an event which, at the very least, sure beat deciphering scenes from “0” with your English 120 TF. The theme of the show...
...while King's short life and violent death are surpassingly sad, it's not clear that officials at E.O. Green Junior High, his school, "looked the other way." What's more, the task force is exaggerating the frequency of assaults on gay kids, the vast majority of whom make it through school safe and happy...