Word: soule
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...from his conviction that religion is necessary to writers, if only because it provides the only available language on certain topics. "I think that a lot of us, whether we are religious or not - there are no words to express some things except religious words," he said. "For instance, 'soul." I don't believe in an afterlife or heaven or hell, yet there isn't a secular word for that feeling that we are not only flesh and blood. Whether you're religious or not you may find yourself obliged to use language shaped by religion...
...This time, each of the four leads gets his or her own plot. Reunited with his parents, Alex runs into a domestic bramble straight out of The Lion King: his father (voiced by the late Bernie Mac, whose Soul Men also opened today) is being challenged by the devious, Scar-like Makunga (Alec Baldwin). Manhattanite Alex must take the maturing journey from friendly stranger to source of family humiliation and finally to community savior - the Yankee of the pride. (The basic conceit, of an animal reared in showbiz captivity and forced to use his inappropriate skills to survive...
There is an intuitive bias when judging the cinematic merit of films that feature the last shining moments of a dearly loved star—in the case of “Soul Men,” comedy king Bernie Mac. The death of the lead actor threatens to overtake much of the film’s content, unintentionally confining it to the rose-colored domain of a tribute; a funeral with popcorn and sticky floors. This is not to say that movies with recently departed stars are only well-received for this reason. “Dark Knight...
...motorcyle, but this girl’s got a Bible and a gentle touch, and Keith is receptive: “When my gypsy-life started taking its toll / And the fast lane got empty and out of control / Then just like an angel she saved my soul / From the devil.” From there it’s all sentiment for the softer star: “Lost You Anyway” is a slow reflection on what might have been done differently to mend a broken love, and every one of the seven tracks from there...
...will also depend on what happens in the Republican House. As the Republican Party searches its collective soul following its debilitating loss, much of its message will be shaped by who wins leadership in the House. But will conservatives or moderates or both lead the charge? "No matter who's in leadership we're going to have to become the reform party again," says Paul Ryan, a young conservative from Wisconsin...