This mystery is a traditional whodunnit, but with a serious vein of social commentary running through it. |
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The song is something of a social commentary, dealing with the issue of Haitian identity in the diaspora. |
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The book begins with sharp social commentary, elucidation of concepts, and critiques of research methods typically used in the field. |
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Any social commentary is mostly of the exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin variety and is ultimately po-faced and humourless. |
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She has blurred specificity and social commentary into charged generalities. |
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None of the leads have any pretensions of making an astute character study or biting social commentary. |
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In its deft social commentary and layered, intelligent prose, the novel is assured and engaging. |
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Ahern told me he found those complaints more typical of the Irish penchant for begrudgery than serious social commentary. |
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This awareness lends even the most caustic social commentary additional gravity, or sadness. |
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These were comedians whose work was steeped in social commentary and rich with pathos. |
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But his works are also imbued with social commentary, desperately wanting to make the world a better place. |
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When his political aspirations waned, he thought the video would serve as social commentary. |
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The only artist whose works directly convey a form of social commentary is Sopko. |
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Set to a distinct rhythmic beat, calypsos are songs of social commentary that range from the comic to the tragic. |
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It is a modern-day social commentary, ranging from capitalistic alienation to the seeking of immediate gratification in relationships with women. |
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Winkler's film seems to aspire to a quirky social commentary on the order of American Beauty. |
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But the director is actually more interested in eliciting cheap laughs than in extended social commentary. |
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And as a fan, I love an entertainment piece as much as something that has an element of social commentary to it. |
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Dr. Saul is the author of five novels and four non-fiction works of provocative social commentary. |
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This could infringe on their ability to simply put forward any kind of social commentary on the games. |
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In a world this stratified, one community's interior decoration easily becomes another's social commentary. |
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Her lucid take on society allows her to create imaginary worlds in which innocence and fantasy cohabit with derision and social commentary. |
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The artists' intentions range from lighthearted humour to incisive social commentary, but specific factors unify it all. |
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An aspect of my production consists of articulating social commentary through striking images. |
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I think this is why we look to sci-fi for this kind of social commentary, since it's better at playing with metaphysics than accurately reflecting political realities. |
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The stellar first collection of 10 stories by Bacigalupi displays the astute social commentary and consciousness altering power of the very best short form science fiction. |
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Violence, comedy and sly social commentary swirl together and produce an impressively potent head rush. |
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The revival swept in glam costumes, elegant choreography, and cheeky fun, sometimes weaving in social commentary. |
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The lucidity of the social commentary, especially with regard to how adults use youth sports and its participants as outlets for their own hang-ups, is admirable. |
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She says she uses rap as a way to start a conversations about art, identity, and social commentary. |
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Temperamentally conservative, he avoids obvious social commentary, and he has shunned the lately popular trickeries of digital manipulation. |
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Ancient Greek theatre was a mixture of myth, legend, philosophy, social commentary, poetry, dance, music, public participation and visual splendour. |
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He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. |
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Nevertheless, 20th century choreographers have not sought to make La Dame aux Camélias into a social commentary but rather to suggest the various characters' subjective development. |
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Wallinger's early work is noted for its social commentary, often focusing on class, royalty and nationalism. |
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His work after 1970 featured social commentary. |
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If taken as genuine, this article represents a fascinating social commentary on the enduring public distrust of the media that reaches from the 19th to the 20th century. |
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One of the book's strengths is the social commentary and analysis Catherine provides throughout the story, setting in context the work of the sisters as the decades rolled on and times began to change. |
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Numeric information surrounds us every day: in news reports, advertisements, political and social commentary, we are confronted with graphs, rates, percentages, probabilities, averages and forecasts. |
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Whether it is a remix of video clips from Western movies or the synchronization of content to rock 'n roll songs, repurposed contents carry within them rich hidden meanings that provide important social commentary. |
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An accomplished writer, she presents in her writings a mix of realism, biting social commentary and a masterful use of free indirect speech. |
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Femaleness suffuses this novel of social commentary. |
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It has aspirations to sardonic social commentary. |
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In fact, her social commentary is forgettable. |
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No social commentary songs, no individualism. |
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While fictionalized and using artistic liberty, the play's account of the trial provides important social commentary on the collision of secular and religious values in a public arena and it remains relevant to this day. |
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Jones has published a number of articles on political and social commentary, principally in newspapers The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, and The Observer. |
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Jane Austen's use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary have earned her great and historical importance to critics and scholars. |
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What they all share is a sincere, albeit decidedly left-of-center political, belief in making available arts reviews, social commentary and news from a black perspective. |
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Social commentary was a feature of Chaplin's films from early in his career, as he portrayed the underdog in a sympathetic light and highlighted the difficulties of the poor. |
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