Word: absurdities
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Well, absurd if Kentucky didn’t exist...
...anything particularly relevant, using his voice as just another instrument in the fray. In tone he alternates here between a fairly lucid baritone and a whining falsetto, a trend that holds up throughout the disc. This tendency toward wild fluctuations gives an effect of purposely pathetic overextension (see the absurd choir-boy-to-demon shift in “Among Dreams”), as if he’s playing every part in a soap opera. He’s shooting for the platonic ideals of theme songs and television commercials, and hitting upon something far darker. In fact darkness...
...mind boggling that some of these things are designed as badly as they are with no way to check their accuracy,” McGregor said. “There is a single hard drive which is the only record of [votes]...It’s absurd...
...exploits of the far-right Harvard students are usually good for a few harmless laughs; I even enjoy engaging in debates with my more conservative colleagues, especially as we get closer to the election this week. However, Mark Adomanis’ comments go beyond what I would consider even absurd. Of course, I appreciate the freedom to express his opinion, but it must be said that his words were absolutely ridiculous...
...can’t get an audition, complements Morris’s nerdy portrayal of the bossy, perfectionist Damon, edging both into the pathetic—if only we can forget the Academy Award and subsequent millions of dollars. Thankfully, we can. That these wimpy characters are both totally absurd and credible is a testament to the comic virtuosity of the writers and actors, and the lively but un-adorned direction of David Warren. The performance plays on the audience’s pre-established relationship with the real life Matt and Ben, dropping references to their past, contemporary...