Word: sidesteps
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...down on Brazil's tourist beaches. Hailed as one of the best Latin American films of the past half-century, it was snubbed by Oscar, many critics complain, because of its violence. Set in Rio's notorious Cidade de Deus favela and narrated by a teen who manages to sidestep the ubiquitous criminal life there, it chronicles the slum's two-decade conquest by young narco-hoodlums. Its hopscotch storyline is as full of surprises as it is void of heroes, leading some to call it a Brazilian Goodfellas; but Meirelles and Lund have choreographed something more than a stylized...
...attacking the distinguished senator and patriotically anti-war veteran on practically the only grounds they can—his status as a Massachusetts liberal. This is a label Kerry can hardly hope to shake off—it is, after all, wholly accurate. If he tries to sidestep, he will neither satisfy scornful conservatives of his centrism nor convince the shrinking liberal voting base that he’s anything more than another Al Gore or Sen. Joe Lieberman—a quasi-left-winger, a moderate Republican in threadbare Democrat’s clothing...
...adultery and non-marital sex; these laws have created serious problems for non-Muslim Nigerians who happen to live within the jurisdiction of Sharia. But instead of resolving the complicated question about whether Nigeria will be ruled by religious or secular law, the Nigerian federal government has decided to sidestep the problem...
...Lithuanians will acquire 60 missiles at a cost of $31 million over three years. Lithuanian officials say the Stingers will reinforce the country's airborne defenses and help protect the Ignalina nuclear power plant from attack. But from whom? With the exception of terrorists, Baltic officials are careful to sidestep questions about just who they are defending themselves against. The Baltic states say they have been told NATO won't accept members who import new security risks into the alliance, so governments figure the less talk about enemies the better. But there's not much doubt about whom the Balts...
...sure enough, Heathen is littered with spookily familiar echoes - of Space Oddity on Slip Away and Heroes on Slow Burn - that will put a smile of recognition on the face of 40-somethings everywhere. Cover versions of songs by The Pixies, Neil Young and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy sidestep nostalgia-creep but prove this is less a classic work, more a classy workout...