Word: ballooned
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...reading last week, Junger said he had originally hoped the book would portray real heroes and discount the harrowing tales of thrill-seekers and those who participate in extreme sports. “The fact that someone can free-solo a rock face or balloon half-way around the world is immensely impressive, but it’s not strictly necessary. And because it’s not necessary, it’s not heroic. Society would continue to function quite well if no one ever climbed another mountain,” he writes...
...wake of Sept. 11, Americans have struggled to express their national pride in a multitude of ways. The prize for Harvard’s most weird and wonderful tribute comes in the form of an anonymous balloon sculpture of the Statue of Liberty which graces the halls of the Science Center, tucked next to Chemistry Lab 10. Despite the obvious love which has been poured into the artwork, however, one question lingers in the minds of the befuddled chemists who pass by every day—a question which normally resides outside the realm of scientific contemplation...
...ancient art of balloon sculpture has long bewitched art historians everywhere. Indeed, balloon sculpture can be seen as a defiant assertion that an object made purely for the pleasure of the populace can be re-defined as an aesthetic object with multi-dimensional resonance beyond its superficial meaning as the most mundane of all party decorations. We can see this glorious likeness of the Statue of Liberty thus as a kind of post-modern icon: a transformation—nay, subversion—of traditional elite definitions of “high art” through the medium...
Last Saturday night, as hundreds of first-years converged on the Quad, the old band of regulars gathered around the Whitney’s bar. One man, in a clown ensemble that included a rubber chicken and lots of face makeup, was offering up balloon animals to women. The price? One dance. Bandana headbands seemed to be the fashion trend of the night, although strange hats were also quite prevalent. The crowd welcomed any and all newcomers to grab a stool and get smashed. Even the bouncer, a friendly man doing shots every once in a while, joined...
...Domenici's trial balloon was met with deafening silence by his Republican colleagues. Pry open the Social Security lock box? Not a chance, says the GOP. Democrats can't wait to blast Republicans for dipping into that trust fund. So just the opposite is happening. "People are beginning to figure out where their foxholes and gun emplacements are to be located and where they're going to start the war," a Senate Republican leadership aide tells me. "The first shots have been fired over Social Security and the economy. On the economy, Republicans have the high ground because we believe...