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...small nudge, such as cutting off oil deliveries for several days as it did three years ago, could precipitate a catastrophic collapse. The last big famine during 1995-96 is now estimated to have killed as many as 2 million North Koreans. With memories of those awful days still vivid, China believes that any similar crisis would dump a huge humanitarian crisis in its lap by sending hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees over the border, badly disrupting the economy of China's northeast. Beijing is currently constructing a fence along the border, but there is little expectation that this...
...apart from a most other rappers. Songs like “Miguel Sanchez” and “Alex (Stolen Script)” portray complicated situations so enthralling that they practically demand that you listen repeatedly until you understand everything. His depictions of the street life are vivid and even touching in the case of “Josephine.” Yet they still always seem real and raw: contrast “Greedy Bitches” with Kanye’s “Gold Digger...
...Apocalypto” hits the ground running (no, really—the first glimpse of a human we get is of legs churning by on a hunt) and the vivid violence that characterizes this first kill sets the pace for the epic carnage of the rest of the film...
...title suggests, Patchett’s writing has its own musical quality. From the first sentence to the last, “Bel Canto” flows so beautifully that it is quite possible to read it in one sitting. Patchett’s descriptions are so vivid that by the end, the reader feels intimately connected not only with the hostages, but also with the terrorists...
...reason is the vivid and accurate representation of the unique landscape of the southern Appalachian Mountains, my home. From the pervasive, heavy scent of honeysuckle to the soft moistness of the morning air, Kingsolver captures the essence of an Appalachian summer...