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Getting Iran's help in Iraq--and persuading it to give up its quest for a nuclear bomb--will require abandoning our efforts at regime change, muting our human-rights concerns and accepting an Iranian sphere of influence in the Persian Gulf. Obama's opponents will probably depict that kind of deal as defeatist, an admission of the limits of American power in the Middle East. But those limits already exist; the U.S. just hasn't acknowledged them...
...fans seeking an exposé on their favorite international players, however, the books will disappoint: the characters are entirely fictional and the books don't depict heartthrobs such as England's Danny Cipriani scoring on the pitch (or off). In fact, says Felicia Field, partner of one of rugby's newest stars, James Haskell, the books make players' lives seem far more glamorous than they actually are. "These books are all about fantasy," she says. "They're like chocolate -pure indulgence." But for women seeking a little escape, the likes of Haskell - he's blond...
...time the violence expressed onscreen is a metaphor for what's going on inside. I take it seriously, and I respect directors who depict it responsibly. There are a lot of directors who make too much of a joke about it. That lets the audience off the hook...
...award-show tantrums, the paparazzi skirmishes: they suggested a Kanye incapable of mature self-expression, an impression “808s” confirms. Sure, he’s hurt, but the album’s few flashes of actual honesty can only depict the skeletal outlines of a relationship, only make for a handful of wrenching tracks.As a rapper in a genre dominated by macho swagger, his limited emotional palette worked wonders. Here, he’s a singer-songwriter, and he’s lost his acute powers of observation and his humor. The aesthetic shift belies...
...viewers more than TRL does? I think this is possible. When you watched TRL, it was possible to envision yourself, maybe someday, as one of those sign-wavers floors below. But hanging out with celebrities is so twentieth century. Culture today values actually being a celebrity yourself. Shows that depict the “real lives” of young people—like The Hills or the phenomenally popular Gossip Girl—present viewers with a more palpable alternative to their own life. You might not be an Upper East Side socialite, but maybe you?...