Word: alarmism
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This is the voice of militant Iran, where Islamic conservatives have made a thundering return to political office this year just as their country's nuclear ambitions have sparked growing alarm in the West. Yet despite Kamran's bluster, Iran's government has remained willing to negotiate in the standoff over its nuclear program. The U.S. has charged that what Iran claims to be a peaceful pursuit of nuclear energy is likely part of a rogue regime's covert effort to get its own nuclear weapons. After months of negotiating with European Union officials, Iran agreed to suspend the uranium...
The silence, I'm told, is way worse than the snoring. In the middle of the night, you go quiet for a while. Your chest heaves. Nada. Your body tries again. Still nothing. Then, if you're lucky, your brain kicks in and sends out the alarm: without oxygen, it will starve. So your reflexes get your body to rouse; there's a snuffling, wheezing and then a big intake of breath. And then back to normal breathing--or more snoring--until the cycle starts again. And all the while, you're fast asleep, blissfully unaware that anything is going...
Upon the backdrop of accusations of “sellout” from his former hard rock fans, Heinegg’s new album of soulful meditations is hardly cause for alarm. His talented musicianship stands on its own as a force full of raw emotion, vivacity and somber eloquence. Regardless of its place amidst contemporary music trends or past musical associations Heinegg might have, this recording stands its ground as a singularly affecting work...
...From a bootleg Bob Dylan song: Mollie’s in the Canteen writin’ up a magazine/I’m out on plympton usin’ the word pimpin’/A man in a trenchcoat says he wants to be scoped/better cover the fire alarm, if you want to smoke dope...
...donned its current name in 1997, when it came under new ownership. (Previously, it had been called Drumlin’s Pub.) The name change set off bureaucratic alarm bells. The Cambridge License Commission initially refused to approve the new name, maintaining that it could prove offensive to Cambridge residents. But by the time the Commission conceded, bar owner Philip Blair was irritated...