This time, tragically, was different.
This, tragically, is the country we inhabit.
Science, tragically, is what gets left behind.
Byrd, tragically, was not alone.
Dazzlingly shot on the new Red 4K camera, "Play" is a considerable achievement both formally and dramatically that poses more questions than it answers as it lays bare attitudes lurking beneath the surface tranquility of Scandinavian life a peacefulness that, as we have seen of late, can sometimes be tragically shattered.
The demographic of technology events can often be tragically stereotypical - with mostly middle-aged men parading around stands flanked by women hired to bring sex appeal to dull hardware.
Fakers, phonies and frauds: tragically these can be some of the most dazzling, most beguiling – and most fun – people you can meet.
Using the word "genocide" loosely can be tragically ineffective or self-defeating.
Yet as we have learned so suddenly and so tragically, there can be no peace in a world of sudden terror.
No one could figure out how to keep the game going without giving up on the system: in the virtual world, as in the real one, economic growth and ecological stability can be tragically difficult to reconcile.
Their remarks can be tragically naive, and lead to moments of dark humour: "The head Natasha of the Natashas says, 'OK girls, who here has ever had a papaya?' All the Natashas perk up, even the wilting one on the floor.
