Word: vibrant
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...While Slumdog does succumb to this weakness, it compares favorably to the average Bollywood flick, which lacks both narrative credibility and discernible substance. The result is that a nation with so many challenges and so vibrant a film culture produces so many movies that feature meaningless plots punctuated only by feel-good song-and-dance routines. Indeed, it’s not that the movies fail to penetrate the surface—it’s that they don’t even capture it. And so it has fallen to talented British producers to make movies that actually bring...
...talking about a people who have already survived 4,000 years, and who, despite the destruction of the Holocaust, created a modern, vibrant democracy in their homeland. Israel is not going anywhere. The more important question is: When will the Palestinians, Hamas, Hizballah and Iran recognize that it is in their interest to create their own modern societies rather than continue to try to destroy Israel? Israel has long accepted the two-state solution. When will Israel's enemies? Zvi Civins, CAULFIELD, VIC., AUSTRALIA...
...It’s important to us that that stand is run well and popular since it brings us business,” Andrew said. “I hope to work with the new owners to make that space vibrant and relevant...
While other Iowa communities devastated in 2008 by floods and tornadoes have received government aid, relatively little is available for Postville, once a vibrant community of some 2,300 people. "They don't have money for an economic humanitarian disaster. Believe me, we've asked," says Darcy Radloff, the city clerk. Two AmeriCorps Vista volunteers were recently assigned to Postville, and the town, known for its inflated rental properties, has received almost $700,000 in government grant money to help residents pay rent and utilities (although reported problems include landlords' reluctance to accept the payments because they're lower than...
When it's time to join the fun, kit yourself out with a mask from MondoNovo in the Dorsoduro quarter. Every inch of wall space in this grottolike shop is hung with elaborate masks skillfully handpainted in vibrant colors. "The secret of wearing a mask is to invent a personality for yourself and interact with the people around you," says master maskmaker Guerrino Lovato, whose papier-mâché creations were worn by Nicole Kidman in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. (See pictures of the glitz and glamour at the Venice Film Festival...