Word: scum
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Schickel's review was symptomatic of how easy it is to be seduced by the false hype of Hollywood marketing. As Schickel noted, the movie is bloody, but that is about it. It presents a pathetic image of social scum. Why not promote other, better Mexican films such as Herod's Law, Two Crimes and even Recipes to Stay Together? JAIME LAGUNEZ OTERO Mexico City...
...only reason," William Greene, 22, a white, unemployed local guy says indignantly. "To me he's a hero who represents what we're about. The K.K.K.--you could take it as you want. There's n______ that are black and white and other groups...The Klan is against scum of all types...
...nothing personal, really. The South Park guys are actually sending up situation comedy, Mr. President. So when the George W. Bush character says to a prisoner he's about to execute, "Hey scum, ready to die by lethal injection? Maybe you'd prefer the gas chamber," and then farts in his face, you have to understand that they're actually deconstructing a sitcom trope. If anything, Mr. President, Trey Parker and Matt Stone think this is going to be a big boost to your image. "We wanted to take George Bush, who is somewhat vilified, and make him likeable," explains...
...undetermined source against U.S. citizens in Turkey, the Arabian Peninsula and the gulf, and the State Department issued a warning to Americans to avoid those regions. "It could be a threat from a variety of groups," says the CSG member. "Al-Qaeda, Hizballah, the Jerusalem Warriors--all sorts of scum...
...life isn't always so sugary sweet. HUPD spends much of its time dealing with Harvard scum. Every horror stories ends on the HUPD doorstep: someone's bike ripped off from a rack outside of the Science Center or a laptop mysteriously disappearing from Lamont during reading period. "Talking to people who have grown up around [the Cambridge and Somerville area], I've found that many of them say it's just a well known fact that Harvard students are careless with their possessions. They just aren't aware," says DiVirgilio...