Word: urbanely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sorry we can't keep Charley with us longer," Carnesale said in a statement this week. "He infused the Institute with his authentic feel for big city politics, as well as his thoughtful understanding of substantive policy issues facing urban American and, of course, his irreverent sense of humor...
...result of this flow, he said, has been a "disproportionate loading in big urban centers from people of other cultures...
Rose Troche has created a small gem of a movie with her feature length film debut, "Go Fish." Billed as a portrait of urban lesbian life in the '90s, the film follows two main characters, Max (played superbly by Guinevere Turner) and Ely (the shy V.S. Brodie) as they fall in love with the help of their group of lesbian friends...
...reflected in this city of 9 million. The crumbling of communism has rendered it a city adrift -- a metropolis that has lost its sense of historic mission and is struggling to find a new identity worthy of its former grandeur. Moscow finds itself seized by a debilitating sort of urban schizophrenia. On one hand, a small but highly visible minority of residents are enjoying the rich possibilities of upheaval. "Life has never been more exciting in this city!" gushes a street entrepreneur. Others, however, are gripped by a feeling of profound disorientation, even despair. "There is no future here," says...
...World Cup also gives the U.S. a reason to clean its streets, improve its public transportation system, and cut down on urban violence. True, our stomachs churn when despotic nations put their best foot forward (while using it to stomp on the populace) for an event like this. Nevertheless, a little national spirit and good behavior can't hurt the U.S.'s image abroad...