Word: awash
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Then, too, they've screwed around with Klaatu, played now by Keanu Reeves, stripping him of all Christ-like attributes and turning him into a zombie-like figure, awash in ambiguity; once he gets to meet a few humans he see that they're really not such bad sorts after all. The guy was never a ton of fun, but formerly he was at least a figure of moral weight and - especially rare in popular entertainments - a believably brainy one, a kind of public intellectual before that egregious term was invented. Now he's pretty much a drip...
...unwelcome news comes as little surprise. For months, newspapers have been awash with ways consumers can "return to the home" to protect themselves against the economic downturn - suggestions range from buying a pasta maker rather than going out for Italian, to entertaining the kids with board games rather than spending on family outings...
When she visited Cambridge the summer before her freshman year, Pauley says the streets were awash with musicians and there was something about the creative spirit of the Square that “really jove” in her head. “I extra fell in love because of the street performers,” she said...
Much of black America is still struggling to grasp the full meaning of Barack Obama's election to the presidency. The overall mood is awash with pride but shaded with angst and the larger question: Now what...
...Clinton have campaigned separately in Minneapolis for Franken, mentioning Obama but a few times. "We're a bit more concerned about Franken winning," says Francis Pasnecker, a Democratic Party activist. Indeed, the latest Minneapolis Star Tribune poll showed Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman statistically tied in a race awash with nasty accusations. The poll also showed 15% of voters prefer Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley. - By Justin P. Horwath / Minneapolis...