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...that's the case, life in Singapore is tougher than the tourist brochures admit. Hardworking Ang Boon (Joshua Ang), dreamy artist Liu Kok (Shawn Lee) and spoiled Terry (Huang Po Ju) get grief from their family and scorn from peers for ending up in the slowest class in school. That shame extends to their parents, who have parallel problems. Terry's father (Richard Low) fears his company will be destroyed by foreign competition, while Liu Kok's father (played by Neo) loses out at work to an incompetent expat because his English is lacking. His wife (the anguished Xiang...
...star be a legitimate political activist? Some of you were skeptical to the point of scorn. "How easy it is for a windbag celebrity, who pays no price for being wrong, to throw his fame around and make grand pronouncements," criticized a reader from Georgia. "The court jester may attend important meetings," wrote a Floridian, "but he is still just a clown." Suggested a Louisianian: "If Bono wants to help the poor, he should start by selling his expensive sunglasses and wristwatch. Mother Teresa he's not." And a Minnesotan was downright caustic: "Can Bono save the world? Sure, when...
These are not the only signs to disturb the equanimity of those who work at 10 Downing St. Columnists are trumpeting their scorn for Blair as Bush's "lapdog" and for sacrificing Britain's standing in Europe. The TIME/MORI poll shows that while 52% of Britons think their government gives the U.S. about the right amount of support on international issues, 40% say it's too supportive. One hundred thirty-five M.P.s have put their names on a motion "that this House is aware of the deep unease among honourable Members on all sides of the House at the prospect...
...morals of a gangster," Sidney walks over to another scribe and uses the words, nearly verbatim, as a characterization of J.J. And when Hunsecker himself launches a devastating attack, Sidney, half the time, smiles. Gee, he's taken the trouble to lambaste me; I have his undivided scorn; now I can make my pitch...
...mother, Elizabeth Chapman, falsified Justin’s tests. Among other misdeeds, she scanned Justin’s name into another student’s SAT score results and allowed him to memorize answers to an IQ test. Ms. Chapman’s deceptive actions are clearly worthy of scorn. But our current education system, which bred Ms. Chapman’s behavior, is just as worthy of criticism...