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...spirit” itself testifies to the dearth of real local attachment among House residents. Deprived of any enduring points of pride—or even the assurance of living with more than seven of one’s friends—upperclassmen resort to the most banal and vulgar praises of their Houses...
...place to vent. PWs (in electronic shorthand) from Fargo to Fiji reach out to and support one another in lively fellowship via Web-based networks, blogs and online discussion forums. On websites like PastorsWives.org SarahsTent.com and GPWN.tv, they share their thoughts on topics of unique interest, from the banal (recipe ideas for a mother-daughter prayer brunch) to the intimate (how to confront a pastor husband who is addicted to porn). When a Seattle pastor blogged that Ted Haggard's wife was to blame for his infidelity, PW chat boards lit up in her defense...
Like a classic whodunit, the case of Pakistan's murdered cricket coach Bob Woolmer remains unsolved, the tension slowly building as police methodically investigate the crime. But at the same time, like the best novels in the murder-mystery genre, the Woolmer case is less compelling for the banal details of the evil act than for what it reveals about the cricket playing world...
...English structure…thanks.” Well, Ali, you know I would if I could and you’re welcome anyway. Early on, he often prattled about Layla—sort of like chatting about the jungle-like conditions in Lamont with an acquaintance, a banal and neutral topic. “ALI: i have a heavy jet lag i distributed kharoof 3akikah.” What could you possibly mean, Ali, I thought? Procrastinating, I found that “kharoof” is the Arabic word for sheep and “akikah?...
...that's exactly where he got it wrong. When his photographs work they bid us into a realm of privacy, inwardness and even shame. To sustain that mood requires them to shut out the banalities of the outside world. And what's more banal than celebrity? Yes, yes, we've heard, stardom is a fantasy too, but it's the type that steamrollers every more intimate kind. Anybody who thinks that the red carpet is the royal road to the unconscious has lost his bearings. Crewdson's pictures stop working the minute you find yourself wondering about the wrap party...