Word: awe
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...fascinated with rampaging nature? For one thing, it's something we can all relate to and be in awe of. "Severe weather is the great equalizer," says Bob Potter, director of home video for National Geographic Television. Watching people getting manhandled by violent storms, moreover, adds a little excitement to our own humdrum battles with the elements. (Better bundle up--and take that umbrella!) Perhaps, too, it makes us a little more comfortable in our own good sense. Those crazy storm chasers may get some neat pictures, but at least we know enough to come in out of the rain...
...least that is how it appeared to awe-struck House Republicans, who desperately craved Scrooge-makes-good stories as they pushed their budget-balancing legislation last year. Engler began commuting to Washington as a combination welfare guru and motivational speaker. Republican commentator Mary Matalin remembers what the House freshmen took away from one pep talk: "You gotta lead. They're going to demagogue you, your numbers are going to go down, but you have to hang...
...been looking forward to Opening Day for weeks. Curious friends and I had snuck downstairs after "Ec 10" lectures to watch the construction. Centuries away from the awe-inspiring gothic majesty of Sanders Theatre and the half-finished Annenberg Hall, Loker looked humble, even homey. The semi-hidden booths beckoned me to sit, study and have a cup of coffee...
...Citizen Kane is often named the world's best film: because it wants to be. Critics and audiences still respond to its eagerness to create a unique world and to be recognized for this grand achievement. The film both pants for approval and demands to be approached in awe. Glowing with boyish brazenness, Kane is an inspiration to all who see it, especially filmmakers. Here, it says, is what you can do with youth, a blank check and a little genius. A big genius, that is. The first words on the screen herald him with astounding bravado: "A Mercury production...
...fashioned feminine allure, of torpedo bras and Pursettes, of Helen Gurley Brown herself (though she is actually wafer thin)--describes what is probably the Cosmo Girl's most famous attribute. "A beautiful bosom is a beautiful bosom," Brown elaborated. "If you don't have one, you look on with awe and envy...