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...rather earnest in its tonalities, not at all a deft, witty or well-paced. On the other hand, it is, for Allen, a comparatively rare excursion into lower-class life - the setting is London, as it has been in his two previous films - and its portrayal of the contortions upward striving can impose on people eager to move up in class is cool, well-observed and often even touching - especially in Farrell's confusions and eventual meltdown under guilty pressure. The scale of this film is right for this excellent realist, much more appropriate to his talents than the brawnier...
What we're talking about is an economy-wide mood swing. Businesses in lots of industries shed jobs. Consumers tighten their belts. Banks curtail lending. And then, usually within 12 months, things bottom out and start heading upward again. It's a temporary, cyclical phenomenon--not to be confused with long-term trends like the rise of China and India, the growth in income inequality and the decline of the TV sitcom...
...Moreover, Obama's appeal to young voters fits seamlessly into his larger campaign themes of change and renewal. His support radiated upward to voters in their 30s and early 40s, the entrance polls indicated...
Hundreds of millions of new drivers in China, India and elsewhere could put upward pressure on prices for decades to come. But a possible economic slowdown in the U.S. this year would reduce demand...
...realization that it was the same road, wherever he went. This brings us to the question of travel, or the “myth of mobility,” as Fox and Brouws would have it: the alluring prospect of mobility the American Dream promotes is not necessarily upward mobility. The act of traveling does not guarantee something for the better. We romanticize the road, and yet increasingly, it holds only deindustrialized areas and highways that bypass the city. “If Americans now move almost every five years and seem to have no trouble abandoning one community...