Old things that astonish and enlighten keep emerging from the shadows.
And it was TIME's James Poniewozik who perhaps framed it most fittingly: "HBO has the best thing TV is doing right now --a shother other network would probably make, telling a story that the movies couldn't tell, not at such length and depth.... HBO doesn't owe it to us to keep 'Enlightened' on the air; HBO owes it to itself".
Words keep us informed and enlightened, and, through Weekly, they keep us connected.
Cinematically, there's much to give thanks for, new and old, every day, but New York this weekend offers a distinctive cornucopia of revivals that could keep any of us uninterruptedly enlightened in the dark.
P.S. Unless your friend is enlightened, I'd keep this dream under cover.
As morally superior citizens of planet Earth, we Prius owners consider it our duty to keep finding new ways to enlighten those eco-heathens who are still floundering in the eco-darkness, even as our cars sometimes fail to decelerate when the brake pedal is depressed, a violation of Newton's third law of motion, caused by global warming.
By Bruce McCall As morally superior citizens of planet Earth, we Prius owners consider it our duty to keep finding new ways to enlighten those eco-heathens who are still floundering in the eco-darkness, even as our cars sometimes fail to decelerate when the brake pedal is depressed, a violation of Newton's third law of motion, caused by global warming.
Regular reading on the matter can help enlighten you and keep you from becoming another statistic.
The show wants to enlighten viewers and also keep them amused; it tries to be considerate, yet reality shows are by definition cruel.
And while good books — even so-so books — serve both functions, if you ever have to choose one over the other, keep in mind that a book that entertains without enlightening can still be a guilty pleasure, but a book that enlightens without entertaining is algebra.
Discrimination may change flavors, but it is a human trait that keeps popping up over and over again, no matter how "enlightened" the society may feel it is.
