Working under the obvious influence of Errol Morris — notable in their attention to beauty, interview style and even pacing — they shift seamlessly from macroimages of the swarming bees to close-ups of their fretting keepers who are struggling with the devastation, including one large California family that is unwisely compared to a hive.

Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.

JUSTICELIKE. adj. Resembling the character of a magistrate. / He by conversing with them is turned into a justicelike servingman. / [William] Shakespeare, Henry IV, p[ar]t. ii, a[ct]. iv, s[cene]. 3.

The union may have won a successorship clause in its agreement. Such a clause states that the employer will not sell the plant unless the buyer agrees to honor the agreement. If this is the case, the union has some real leverage.