Word: spoons
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...disturbingly, interviews and polls of the Japanese public show little distress over either Obuchi's failing health or his replacement by Mori. Seemingly, the Japanese people have such little faith in their government that one party operative is equivalent to another. More than the back room politics and the spoon-fed media, the disillusionment of the Japanese people is disheartening. As the downward spiral of the Japanese government continues, economic recovery seems to slip farther and farther away. Without the support of the people, significant improvement is impossible...
...eats anything that looks like the original animal or comes from an 'unclean' part is committing an abomination. Far be it from me to dictate what anyone should eat; still, if I'm willing to accept that some people eat foods which I wouldn't touch with a spoon (hello, broccoli!) and don't consider them filthy people, I don't think my love for offal should provoke disgust...
...times, Parker's verbal wit is the match that lights otherwise dull embers. Measuring Niagara with a Teaspoon, benefits greatly from her title and written explication--"Georgian silver spoon drawn to the height of Niagara Falls." Likewise, Measuring Liberty with a Dollar, made of a silver dollar drawn into a wire the height of the Statue of Liberty, is not primarily a visual experience. If we didn't have Parker's clever titles and explanations, one work might easily be cast aside as a messy tangle of wire, while the other, neatly coiled, has only some nice, simple formal qualities...
...Robbins' history lesson never feels spoon-fed, delivered with a snappy pace and comedy that is by turns broadly slapstick and subtly incisive. Nimble performances keep this complicated creation afloat. Though the film's scope makes all of its portrayals into caricatures, the actors seem aware of the limitations of their parts and do their best to bring them to life in quick, bold strokes. Among the most remarkable are Cherry Jones, whose tough-talking moll displays a deep belief in the power and necessity of the theater, and Ruben Blades, who melts into his small role as Diego Rivera...