Word: groundedness
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They were Black Americans who lived their lives both as Black Americans and as citizens of the larger world. They combined a passionate commitment to the race with an equally passionate dedication to cosmopolitanism. They understood that being Black in a nation with such a checkered racial past and present...
FACING UP TO WIDOWHOOD, LUCILLE (Diane Ladd) fakes merriness, Doris (Olympia Dukakis) makes a tart-tongued second career out of mourning, and Esther (Ellen Burstyn) remains awash in vulnerability. They are THE CEMETERY CLUB -- three nice middle-aged, middle-class Jewish ladies trying to live out their leftover lives. When...
Even Holocaust revisionists at least claim to respect history. "The Liberators" can't even claim that. Instead, the film appropriates history for its own political purposes. It values political expedience over truth, feel-good messages over historical accuracy. In this case, the message is a good one. But it's...
But rebuilding doesn't quite seem the right word so far: "recovery" seems more appropriate. Injuries to sophomore defender Ian Moran and netminder Josh Singewald have grounded the Eagles so far this season and threaten the team's flight in the Beanpot as well.
FOR SIX RELENTLESS DAYS, HUGE waves and strong winds mercilessly pounded the oil tanker Braer, grounded on the rocks of Fitful Head in the unspoiled Shetland Islands. Bit by bit, the cargo of 26 million gal. of Norwegian light crude leaked into the sea, turning it chocolate brown. On the...