"But an abyss, no matter how broad and deep, is a cleft in the earth's surface. The walls to either side will be of similar composition; they will be joined by common ground below and may be even further united by a bridge from above." - on the word 'abyss' being used to describe differences between nations and ethnic groups

Laws of Attraction, with Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore. Much to my chagrin, this was the pick of the night over Garden State and Easy, basically on the premise of girls wanting to gaze in idolation at Brosnan. And, at least in my opinion, that was pretty much all the movie was good for; it did have its requisite romantic comedy cute moments, and scenes of will-they-won't-they tension, at least. It also had rampant product placement and the depth of a puddle, unfortunately.

An Act of Real Courage - short opinion piece