Dec 30, 2021 Permalink Much ado about nothing Great acting of unrealistic characters makes for an unrewarding viewing experience. Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of a man hiding his emotions to the bitter end makes him seem like a sociopath, like Hannibal Lecter. Virtually nothing happens in the movie...
Unreliable narrators: Pale View of the hills & Remains of the Day, sunsedge The romantic trope of The Erotics of Abstinence remains popular, and explains the popularity of stories from Pride and Prejudice to Twilight. Related to ‘abstinence’ is a more general ‘repression’. As a Japanese...
Remains of the Day: Directed by Christian Kelley. With Maggie Blake, James Wallis. A day in the life of a young couple burying their beloved dog. It's a comedy.
(Its celebration inNorthern Irelandremains controversial, unlike in Scotland where bonfires continue to be lit in various cities.)[27]In England though, as one of 49 official holidays, for the ruling class 5 November became overshadowed by events such as the birthdays ofAdmiralEdward Vernon, or...
death has been part of their lives for a long time, even if it’s in very different capacity. They bond over their love of the land and their childhood on a farm. Gload speaks more than Millimaki who prudently remains as silent as possible, only giving away a few info here and ...
of a balance in the style. Because of the overpowering telling, I wasn’t sure the characters felt as alive as they could have. In terms of plot, I also felt uncertain for much of the story. It relied too much on conversation and that ain’t satisfying me- especially because a lot ...
Here, we report the results of a post hoc analysis among 777 participants of the DO-HEALTH trial on the effect of vitamin D (2,000 IU per day) and/or omega-3 (1 g per day) and/or a home exercise program on four next-generation DNA methylation (DNAm) measures of biological ...
Global warming is expected to enhance drought extremes in the United States throughout the twenty-first century. Projecting these changes can be complex in regions with large variability in atmospheric and soil moisture on small spatial scales. Vapor Pre
However, the timing and interpretation of these and other records remains contentious [7, 29]. Unlike the fossil record of Hydatellaceae, water lilies have an extensive record that extends to the Lower Cretaceous [29–31]. Collectively these fossils suggest that aquatic niches were exploited ...
“The sober truth” says Zajonc, “remains that vision requires far more than a functioning physical organ. Without an inner light, without a formative visual imagination, we are blind.” This echoes Augustine’s description of our “bruised and wounded” inner eye. What is it that makes us...