Word: awkwardness
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...great.” Pause. You’re farther down the sidewalk. You’re spooning some tater tots. You’ve left the class. So then what? If you say “K, bye!” it’s abrupt and awkward. If you try to actually have a conversation, it inevitably gets cut off. So you preempt an uncertain and potentially uncomfortable response with “Let’s do lunch,” and the person automatically agrees. You walk away commitment-free...
...Although its makers insist that the musical's purpose isn't to glorify Obama (played by the American actor Jimmie Wilson), there's no doubt who the audience is supposed to be rooting for. There are some laughs when McCain, who is presented as a slightly awkward, Machiavellian character, enters the stage. Hillary Clinton is annoyingly self-confident, bragging endlessly about the experience she gained as the wife of a former President. ("I'll know what to do / I'm a Clinton too," she sings in one scene.) Even a dance-off between the Obama and McCain camps goes Barack...
...Penelope Cruz even extended an awkward televised red-carpet interview to highlight her Haitian cause. The famously press-wary actress volunteered to stay past the commercial break to get an opportunity to speak on Haiti. "Tonight cannot just be about the movies," Cruz said. Maggie Gyllenhaal took to the stage with the sole purpose of reminding people to donate money. "In the midst of all of this, please remember how to get involved and offer your support to the people of Haiti," she said, directing people to the appropriate donation section of the NBC website...
...Name: Awkward Greetings, Meaningless Meetings
What we had anticipated to be an awkward, find-a-job contest (in no small part implied by the event’s name) actually turned out to be an awkward, relaxing mixer. The Harvard Club of Toronto was very welcoming of everyone from lowly frosh to retired alumni, and no one was ever left out of a circle, fiddling with a glass and looking confused. Definitely one of the better networking events we've submitted ourselves to. Good job, Toronto, good...