life-or-death

Second-year veterinary student Amber Elalem, 30, is well aware of the pressures that come with a job that often results in life-or-death decisions for beloved pets.

“Highest 2 Lowest” hits theaters Aug. 22 and features the Tony winner as a successful music mogul who faces a crisis of morality when he becomes the target of a life-or-death ransom plot.

Despite feeling like life-or-death in the moment, the message piped to him over the airwaves is ultimately meaningless bull.

Speech after speech underlined the life-or-death nature of these decisions.

In an era of life-or-death decisions made on six-inch screens, the paper’s suit makes the case that what politicians type with two thumbs is as durable as what they pen by hand.