A Walk in the Clouds: Directed by Alfonso Arau. With Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini. Paul Sutton, a young married soldier, befriends a pregnant lady who is petrified her father will disown her, and agrees to pose
“A Walk in the Clouds” is a glorious romantic fantasy, aflame with passion and bittersweet longing. One needs perhaps to have a little of these qualities in one’s soul to respond fully to the film, which to a jaundiced eye might look like overworked melodrama, but that to me sang wi...
Most of my stories have a way of avoiding anything that approximates to a plot. They do this of their own intention, not regarding the wishes of the author. Often have I longed, regretfully, in the retrospect for a plot. The good news is that Milne would, eventually, find out how to...
In settings where households combine multiple water sources, wealthier households tend to use capital-intensive and time-saving options to access water, such as the construction of private wells or the purchase of vendor services [33,60], while residents of low-income areas walk to public taps ...
This four-panel cartoon shows two women talking as they walk through a park. The first woman has red hair and glasses, the second woman has a red hoodie and black hair held in a bun. PANEL 1 GLASSES: So what do you think – is democracy done for?
The purpose of this study is three fold; first, it attempts to show to what extent Fielding’s writings unfold the basic characteristics of the eighteenth century lines of thinking, foremost of which is the importance of context for the determination of
There were moments in the build today where I would’ve preferred to be laboring on the real cathedral. Bags 4, 5, and 6 – of 34 bags of pieces – were loaded with some of the tiniest pieces I’ve ever seen in a LEGO set. As I spilled out one of the bags a determined little...
Although gradual improvements in the model can be seen nowadays, the low recycling rates and lack of planning for further reintroduction of the materials into the supply chain prove that there is still a long road to walk. More recently, important changes in product manufacturing processes and ...
CNN columnist John Sutter attempts to walk the 17-mile path of the May 20 tornado in Oklahoma. He wanted to meet the people the storm was up against.
“Let me walk you to your room. I’ll make sure you get in okay, and I’ll stand outside your door for an hour or so until maybe you can get to sleep.” Ray paid his tab, leaving an undrunk beer on the table. We walked in silence. When we reached my door I said, “Ray...