Word: awkwardnesses
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...doctor’s office, I refused to speak with him for the entire car ride home. Many students choose to avoid “Veritas apparel” because they see wearing it—just like admitting you go to Harvard—as an awkward and arrogant display. But frequently, this anxiety is rooted in false modesty. I’ve heard many classmates imply they were sparing the feelings of less fortunate individuals who were not admitted to Ivy League institutions by refusing to sport a shirt emblazoned with that...
...From her shy, awkward first months in a role that she talks frankly about not wanting, Michelle Obama is finding her voice. And her husband will need it. If he was exhausted in New Hampshire, they have 22 states coming up on February 5th that could well determine the nominee...
...called FairTax, immigration, aligning the Constitution with "God's standards"?would alienate some voters. But his joking reinforces his cultivated image as the conservative who's "not mad at anybody." And his dry irony?the lingua franca of pop culture?allows him to sandwich actual answers on awkward issues with his jokes. If he's lucky, viewers won't notice, or mind, the difference...
...initiation process" and elsewhere, often on the selfsame college campuses, as "coming on to someone." In primal terms, they're physical signals that you don't intend to dominate, nor do you intend to flee--both useful messages potential mates need to send before they can proceed to that awkward talking phase. They're the opening line, so to speak, for the opening line...
...Women Writers in Imperial China,” have had equivalent experiences. In the Analog Darkness of 2009, A will turn to B and attempt to talk about literature. “I know how to escape from the feminine voice,” B will say. Awkward silence will ensue.For those of us who grew up with analog and won’t still be around at Harvard for the new Gen Ed curriculum, this prospect strikes fear into our hearts. Analog showed us a side of television later generations will not witness: the side where everyone is slightly...