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Atonement

The Tone of Our Atonement: A Meditation for Yom Kippur

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Jewish Holidays, Yom Kippur, U.N. General Assembly, Humanistic-Leadership, Sin, Atonement, Common Ground, Jewish, Living News
Carol Smaldino

I want to dare to pose the notion of making Yom Kippur a time for softer and longer reflections, about how to make things better, truer, safer for our insides and freer from inner terrors.

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The Scapegoat's Apology

Robert Koehler | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Collective Responsibility, Conscience, Lynndie England, War, My Lai Massacre, Atonement, William Calley, Abu Ghraib, Torture, Politics News
Robert Koehler

William Calley has apologized for his role in the My Lai massacre; now it's time to atone.

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The Morality Police and the Divine Feminine

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Morality Police, Governor Mark Sanford, Divine Feminine, Mistakes, Morals, Now, Cheating, Atonement, Cable News, S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, Forgiveness, Patriarchy, Reconciliation, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

I am appalled at the coverage of Governor Mark Sanford's infidelity to his wife and sons. I am appalled at the moral posturing. I am appalled that we think we have the right.

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Empathy for Society's Child

Don McNay | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Empathy, Kentucky-Politics, Lobbyists, Janis Ian, President Obama, Addiction, David Souter, Souter Replacement, Obama, Apology, Obama Outsider, At Seventeen, Outsider, Dermotti Dawson, Bob Babbage, Louisville, Racism, Kentucky, Discrimination, Inter-Racial Dating, Louisville Courier-Journal, Lexington KY, Obama Empathy, Twelve Steps, Don McNay, Atonement, Barack Obama, Henry Clay High School, Geeks, Structured Settlements, Sports, Society's Child, Sports Illustrated, Apologies, Pittsburgh Steelers, Eastern Kentucky University, High School, Million Dollar Round Table, Confession, Lexington-Herald-Leader, Nerds, Politics News
Don McNay

I want someone on the United States Supreme Court who can look back at actions that were wrong, feel a sense of injustice and make amends, even if the act happened forty or fifty years ago.

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Joe Wright's The Soloist Exploits the Skid Row Community

Linda Milazzo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: LA Times, Ben Hong, Safer City Inititiative, The Soloist, Steve Lopez, Poverty, Los Angeles Community Action Network, Incarceration, LA CAN, Jiulliard School of Performing Arts, Jaywalking, Downtown Los Angeles, Atonement, Los Angeles, Lamp Community, Mental Illness, Casey Huran, Skid Row, Homelessness, Federico Fellini, Gary Foster, Lawlessness, Los Angeles Times, Pride and Prejudice, Joe Wright, Nathaniel Ayers, Gentrification, Sci, Entertainment News
Linda Milazzo

Instead of telling the tales of the homeless, the film portrayed them as a Fellini-esque monolith -- a tainted Gomorrah teeming with decadence and dereliction.

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Obama Doesn't Need to Atone, May Seem Out of Touch

Sam Sanders | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, President Bush, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Mccain Atonment, Obama Atonment, Atonement, God, Oliver Stone Bush Movie, Oliver Stone, Bush Administration, Sins, Bush Atonement, Mccain Sins, Colin Powell, Oliver Stone W, Christians, Bush Evangelical, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Hillary Clinton, Obama Sins, Home News
Sam Sanders

Many American voters want to see a person like themselves, someone who has atoned for past mistakes and is reborn as a dedicated public leader. Unfortunately, Obama does not fit in this mold.

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"Atonement" Oscar Nominee Saoirse Ronan, 13, On Life In The Spotlight

USA Today | Donna Freydkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Academy Awards, Saoirse Ronan, The Oscars, Atonement, Entertainment News

In Atonement, Saoirse Ronan coolly, purposefully destroys her sister's life by accusing her lover of a rape he never committed. She's quite convincin...

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Day-Lewis Wins at British Academy Awards

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Baftas, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Sienna Miller, Keira Knightley, Tilda Swinton, Atonement, Julie Christie, Javier Bardem, Entertainment News

LONDON — Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award at the British Academy Film Awards Sunday, cementing his place as an Oscar favorite for his r...

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Top Oscar Contenders Flounder At Box Office

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: There Will Be Blood, The Oscars, Atonement, Michael Clayton, Juno, No Country for Old Men, Entertainment News

One film has an oblique ending that's left some viewers dissatisfied and others floored by its profundity. The other features a slowly developing plot...

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'Atonement' Star James McAvoy's Tiny Home And $2000 Car

Daily Mail | Ewan Fletcher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff, Atonement, Entertainment News

If British actor James McAvoy wins the best actor BAFTA for which he has been nominated, there are likely to be few guests gracing any after-awards pa...

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"Atonement" Lead British Award Nominations

AP | Jill Lawless | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: There Will Be Blood, BAFTAs, British Academy Film Awards, Keira Knightley, Atonement, No Country for Old Men, Entertainment News

The tragic period romance "Atonement" dominated the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 14 categories, including best pictur...

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Atonement's Stars Talk Oscars, Love Scenes And Paparazzi

Entertainment Weekly | Dave Karger | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Wright, James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Atonement, Entertainment News

If you'll pardon Keira Knightley for a minute, she needs a smoke. ''It's really rude to do this,'' she says in the middle of an interview on the rooft...

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"Atonement's" Young Star's Meteoric Rise At Just 13

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: City of Ember, Saoirse Ronan, Death Defying Acts, Ian McEwan, Atonement, Entertainment News

Her role in "Atonement" earned Saoirse Ronan a Golden Globe nomination, but she hasn't read the Ian McEwan novel the movie is based on. Ronan is only ...

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"Atonement's" 5 1/2 Minute Tracking Shot Is One For The History Books

AP | Jake Coyle | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: James McAvoy, Joe Wright, Atonement, Keira Knightley, Entertainment News

The story of the long tracking shot would be best told in one take. Our camera could begin with Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil," pass through Jean-Luc ...

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Revealed: How Keira Filmed "Atonement's" Underwater Scenes

Daily Mail | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Wright, Keira Knightley, Atonement, Entertainment News

Keira Knightley is better known for wearing tight corsets with huge bustles on the sets of period dramas. But as these pictures show, the actress can ...

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Golden Globe Nominations: Who Is In, Who Was Ignored?

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, 30 Rock, Ellen Page, Golden Globes, Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson's War, George Clooney, Atonement, Alec Baldwin, Juno, Michael Clayton, Golden Globe Nominations, Entertainment News

The British historical romance "Atonement" led the competition Thursday for the Golden Globes with seven nominations, among them best drama and acting...

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Keira Knightley Naked In Interview Magazine: "How Does That Always Happen?"

Interview | Tim Blanks | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Keira Knightly Topless, Keira Knightley Naked, Keira Knightly Nude, Atonement, Keira Knightly, Entertainment News

Keira Knightly willingly stripped down for the latest cover of Interview magazine and sat for an interview with Tim Blanks to talk about her new film ...

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Ian McEwan: Not "MacAbre" Anymore And Not A Fan Of Mainstream Culture

Wall Street Journal | Judith Dobrzynski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ian McEwan, Atonement, Entertainment News

For a man whose many novels have explored violence, obsession, sexual deviance and devastating loss, Ian McEwan turns out to be a pleasant, low-key fe...

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Keira Knightley's Screen Debut, Age 7, Revealed

Daily Mail | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Keira Knightley, BBC, Atonement, Johnathan Ross, Entertainment News

The footage, which features a 7-year-old Knightley in a floppy green t-shirt and scraped back pony tail, is from the early nineties BBC production, Ro...

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James McAvoy In Depth: "I Feel On The Edge Of Failure Quite A Lot"

Guardian (UK) | Esther Addley | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Marco Mueller, Venice Film Festival, Keira Knightley, Atonement, Entertainment News

It is fair to say he has done all right. McAvoy's latest film, Atonement, opened the Venice film festival last week to the kind of reviews that actors...

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