Word: uplifts
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...look for moral uplift in Boot Camp (Fox, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. E.T.), a military-training Survivor look-alike that prompted a lawsuit from CBS (since swiping hit concepts is unheard-of in the TV business). But while it is derivative and goofy--the screaming "drill instructors" put the "camp" in Boot Camp--it also shows a kind of olive-drab heart. Its major structural difference from Survivor is the most telling: the "recruits" conduct grueling reward challenges, not in teams, but as one unit. It's the most literal example of a widespread reality-show theme: that ordinary folk (including...
...time he used it. "People become outcasts," he says. "Society doesn't want to have anything to do with you." Scholastica Mghallu, 28, a lesbian teacher in Kenya, says she looks forward to the day "when it will no longer be a crime to be gay. We need to uplift each other...
...bras that peek above her sweaters--they're more colorful than a Disney cartoon production number. They also provide the movie's only true uplift...
...lawyers, clerks, her decent boss (Albert Finney) and her faultless boyfriend (Aaron Eckhart) from the righteous perch of her 3-in. heels. And the bras that peek above her sweaters--they're more colorful than a Disney cartoon production number. They also provide the movie's only true uplift...
...lose faith in ourselves. No matter how fast the modems or how great the bandwidth, certain human traits will never change. Men and women will still struggle to understand each other. We will still worry about what influences our kids, look for leaders to guide us wisely, seek spiritual uplift and leisure downtime. In this, the second installment of TIME's series of questions for the 21st century, we focus on how we will live, work and play in the years to come. Technology will change much, to be sure, but most intriguing will be watching how we harness...