Word: vaines
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Hill is good at playing both the vain, ladder-climbing scenester and the alienated kid from the suburbs desperate for real affection, even if he does rely a little too much on his expressive lower lip and jaw-tightening capabilities. What’s most impressive–aside from his absolutely terrific singing–is how well he carries a show that calls so much attention to its cast...
...song “Mama You Sweet,” she introduces the grief caused by the loss of her mother: “And the pain in my soul / The pain hits a wall / Doesn’t know which way to go...Pain courses through every vain every limb / Trying to find a way out.” Then, in “Fancy Funerals,” Williams turns her experience planning an extravagant funeral for her mother into heartbreaking advice: “So don’t buy a fancy funeral / It?...
...release by the Anne Frank House and the Anne Frank-Fonds (the Swiss foundation with the copyright to Anne and Otto Frank writings) said: "For some considerable time it has been clear from documents already in the possession of [our two organizations] that Otto H. Frank had tried in vain to obtain U.S.A. and Cuban entry." The two groups plan a comprehensive archive of all Frank family files...
...Kosovo is about to become an independent state. Ethnic Albanians, who make up the bulk of Kosovo's population, welcomed a plan that brings them to the brink of fulfilling their century-old dream; Serbia and Kosovo's Serb minority have already rejected it, and they're struggling in vain to prevent its implementation. But as the wheels of diplomacy spin, the impact of this change on the lives of people on both sides of the border is a far more subtle thing than either side seems ready to admit. Proponents of Kosovo's independence, including most Western countries, claim...
...timing of the process is unfortunate for Serbia's moderates, who are trying to form a coalition government from a parliament dominated by the nationalist far right. Some pro-Western leaders even appealed in vain to postpone Ahtisaari's visit. Bozidar Djelic, one of two moderate candidates for Prime Minister, warned that the Kosovo issue could destabilize Serbia. "It is crucial that no unilateral moves are made by the international community before a new democratic government is formed in Belgrade. Unilateral moves, not discussed with a new government, could strengthen the ultra-nationalist camp and lead to new elections where...