And whatever the grim environmental repercussions of greenhouse gas, companies in Russia and other countries around the Arctic Ocean are mining that dark cloud's silver lining by finding new opportunities for commerce and trade.
In this content people can satisfy that urge for the macabre an urge that taps directly into our darkest fascinations without the moral repercussions that would come with watching real-world death in almost any other setting.
The bright, snappy language generally serves the story well, although it could use more gravity once the Camperdowns, faced with public humiliation and the repercussions of some very dark secrets, begin to fall apart.
"The qualities used to justify the sustained scapegoating of Batman ('too dark, not comic-booky enough') are mostly repercussions of the very factor that makes him interesting: his humanity".
Worry about the social repercussions has centered on the darker side of online interactions, like cyber-bullying or texting sexually explicit messages.
"Girls" strives for something both deeper and darker here, a revelation that there are repercussions to physical intimacy, that Natalia's humiliation and debasement are not sexy, but painful.
The dark side of this philosophy is that its repercussions cascade and ripples out and down all the way to the bottom of the ladder.
"I was raised in an internment camp and know firsthand how that dark moment in our nation's history led to repercussions that have resonated over the years," he said Wednesday.
Given the difficulties of deep exploration, learning about the repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster on the dark world is likely to pose an even greater challenge than assessing its impact on coastal ecosystems.
