Word: angstful
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...course, as two fledgling rockers straight out of Harvard, Wilkis and drummer Pete Kennedy ’03 have every reason to be self-conscious. They ask us to share all their passionate twentysomething angst, then quickly revert to some wry goofiness and slapstick machismo to assure us, and themselves, that they really don’t give that much of a damn...
...well-to-do, basic black is a means of ostentatious discretion. On the other hand, the angry black of the new wave--dark glasses, sour black T shirts and scruffy black jeans--is more the anarchist's traditional black. It is neo-beatnik, the color correlate of the adolescent angst satirized by Chekhov. Why do you always wear black? Masha's suitor asks her in the opening scene of The Seagull. "I am in mourning for my life," the girl declares...
...Yankees, witnessing the wild shifts of fate from the cheap seats (well, not so cheap). And then, with the World Series win-with blessed deliverance-I was feeling pretty euphoric about all things Bosox. When friends would inevitably ask, "Aren't you going to miss the waiting? The angst? How can you live in a world where the Red Sox aren't snake-bitten also-rans?" I would quickly reply: "Don't be silly. This is the way it should be. This is the new normal...
...protest, anger, frenetic activity. But movies, always a bit behind the times, were focused back then on inner rebellion, the slouch of regret. It was when anguish got up from the analyst's couch and sidled onto the big screen. You can savor these DVDs for the vicarious angst or for the pleasure of seeing some movie lions in their prime. (Exhibit A: Alain Delon. Rawrr...
...House cliche-he raises important issues about White House reporting. His central point is that the press is biased toward conflict. It is and should be. Policy, politics and the formation of new ideas take place in an atmosphere of conflict. But not all newsworthy events contain stir and angst. Getting the balance right is important. Fleischer's discussion of left-leaning bias is relevant but feels outdated in a world where Fox news and right-leaning bloggers are ascending...