The heat is getting oppressive but we stay alert and try to move with the flow, sticking to the left as much as possible and keeping an eye out for potholes and drain covers whose grilles face the direction of travel – lying in wait to trap unwary bike tyres.
How far do Bloomberg's nanny-like state initiatives have to go before they start getting oppressive?
Earl likes Ron's heavy-lidded good looks but never hits on him in a film about the ways convicts devise to get through oppressive days while holding on to a tiny amount of dignity.
Her new husband says: "We have had to get married under oppressive circumstances.
So the pleasures of book-learning are extolled, the oppressive get their comeuppance and sexism and arrogance get a firm boot in the seat of the pants.
"Animal Factory" examines how convicts devise ways to get through the oppressive days while trying to hold on to some tiny amount of dignity.
"The suburbs can be so oppressive — people get on each other's nerves and everyone's on edge," he said.
This story is a seductive one, especially to straight women who yearn to get outside of the oppressive structures and expectations of their dating realm.
