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...political activism and the idealism of political apathy. From there, the movie goes on hammering you with that idea of idealism for as long as you’re willing to stay put in front of the screen. Head in the Clouds makes a feeble and heavy-handed stab at depth and profundity and, to its credit, it nuances the subject matter enough to show that things weren’t quite so clear-cut as all Nazis are evil and Allies are good, but it just gets in way over its head. Maybe that would have made a better...
...last October, and it wasn’t because of a belated group realization of Natalie Portman’s ’03 departure. The Yankees’ extra-inning victory over the Red Sox in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series last year was a stab to the hearts of all those who chant, “Reverse the curse...
Dixon’s first stab at breaking into the world of nonprofit will be Teach for America. Although she completed her application last week, she still has concerns that the selectivity of the program might keep her from working in inner-city public schools with the support of a program. The Peace Corps has also piqued her interest, but with an older brother moving to Switzerland and a sister living in Japan, Dixon’s family-her mother in particular-has expressed some concerns, “all of her children are just leaving the country...
...defendant then described how he removed his folded knife from his pocket. Admitting his testimony “sound[ed] weird,” he said he stared at the “shining” blade and proceeded to stab at the two gentleman and stumble away...
Lynch also questioned the credulity of the defendant’s claim that he was knocked to the ground, noting that no one was stabbed in the legs or groin but rather that Pring-Wilson got a “lucky stab to the heart...