Word: awkwardness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ventura's prominence has exposed the shallowness of his positions. Last week he found himself in the awkward situation of defending his suggestion that Minnesota consider legalizing prostitution while insisting that he did not favor the idea. Even if Ventura doesn't win, he may help decide who does. Until last week brand-name Humphrey seemed to be coasting to victory with a comfortable double-digit lead over Coleman. Not anymore. Now the race is so tight that whoever loses will no doubt insist the Body was to blame...
...between, the show was impressive: liverock in the afternoon could've been awkward, butShellac's energy and enthusiasm (for the music, ifnot the crowd) carried the day. Unfortunately, asthe concert wore on, I remembered why I didn'thaul out the ol' Shellac LP that often; theirsongs are too long on record, and played live,they often stretched out to unfortunate lengths.Too, the songs tend to be remarkably similar toone another, especially when they're all reallyloud. Shellac played for about an hour and a half;I was bored silly by the end, but I'd gotten myfive bucks worth. Shellac...
...family apart, andBabe is on the verge of going to jail--orworse--for shooting her husband. Lenny bears thefull brunt of their grandfather's terminalillness. Lenny is not a part one can exactly playwith grace, but Jen Ceballos '01 plays herperfectly to every inch of fatigue andbedraggled-ness. The awkward, earnest way Lennytries to light her own birthday candles alone inher kitchen opens the play on a perfect note, andshowcases Ceballos' expertise with Lenny'sflighty, loud and endearing character. Lenny'salternately bossy and utterly helpless momentspush the characters to the hysterical moments thatgive this play its funny moments. Ceballos' actingeventually...
...follow the gender-unspecific subject with the plural "they" ("If anyone wants to, they can pick up their paper..."). This construction may not sound too bad when spoken, but it doesn't look too good on paper. Another possibility is the hybrid "s/he." However, whereas "they" seems awkward on paper, "s/he" is awfully hard to pronounce in everyday speech. A few years ago, Expos instructor Nathaniel Lewis came up with a novel solution to the pronoun problem when he and his students invented the pronoun "e" to substitute for its inadequate pronominal brethren...
...song about a troubled friend who was shot dead in Austin. In contrast to her album, where Williams drunkenly drawls out the lyrics, vividly mirroring the sloshing of her friend's life, Williams performed a rather toned-down version. But she seemed more contemplative, more reflective. After the awkward anguish of Angel," Williams was finally ready to actively reveal her true self. Her words and lyrics were woven so seamlessly with the subdued melody of "Greenville": "You're not my man," she sights, "Go back to Greenville." Here she silently commanded, almost begging--eyes sparkling with emotion--even more tremulous...