Word: harshness
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...about sex. In the presence of any human tragedy, the basic human traits, and not the source of the tragedy, make the drama. "Savage Nights" has received so much acclaim, including a host of Cesar Awards (the French Oscars), because it is the first film to confront the harsh, raw, smarmy side living with AIDS. It shows the character without apology, living the melodrama that we are supposed to believe is their lives...
...come to this book as an interested party. Two years ago, I wrote a biography of Kissinger, for the same publisher, which many of his detractors, and some of his putative friends, said pulled too many punches, and which his fervent defenders (himself among them) decried as too harsh. My conclusion was that Kissinger had a remarkable feel for the interplay of national interests but that he failed to appreciate the strength America derives from the openness of its democratic system. His strategic and tactical brilliance made possible the U.S.'s rapprochement with China, but his secretive style and disdain...
...Whitewater is "a ploy to divert attention from much needed health-care legislation." Others agree with Huguet Pameijer of Simsbury, Connecticut, who thinks "the current bash fest" stems from the perception that the First Lady is "too accomplished, too powerful, too darn inexcusably uppity." But some 50 readers have harsh words for Hillary. While the milder critics deem her a "political liability," at least one person suggests aggressive action, asking, "Is there any way to impeach Hillary...
Explanations for the discrepancy differ. Some say it is because students with interests in computer are overwhelmingly male. Others argue that the harsh nature of communication on the network--and particularly on the newsgroups--may turn off some female students...
Meanwhile, Leach, deprived by the autocratic Gonzalez of one forum, avidly seized another. In a speech on the House floor on Thursday afternoon, he pursued two lines of accusations, delivered in a theatrical combination of harsh language and calm tone. One line was to portray Whitewater as a kind of sweetheart deal -- one to which "the Governor-in-the-making provided his name" while "the S&L owner ((McDougal)) and affiliated entities provided virtually all, perhaps all, the money." The company "may have begun as a legitimate real estate venture," Leach intoned, "but it came to be used to skim...