Word: bittersweet
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Knowing that Princeton isn’t coming back to Cambridge this season and that I most likely won’t get to write about the Tigers again leaves me feeling bittersweet. True, I’m done for good with Princeton’s trio of Young Frankensteins and their cocky, insufferable teammates. But not since my days of bashing Dartmouth football had I drank as lustily from the Fountain of Haterade as I did during Saturday night’s game...
...chefs churned up paella with shovels...In another cabana, they were handing out Super Bowl commemorative Crocs-blue with orange or orange with blue, all gratis. The party felt busy, but there was never a line, whether it was for the roast pig at the savory station, the decadent bittersweet chocolate truffles on the desert tray, or the top-shelf liquor at one of the bars. Wretched excess was exactly enough." (Read "Thrown for a Loss: Super Bowl Parties...
...Bittersweet Bird of Youth...
...first movement was notable for the bittersweet melodic lines of the violins and the mysterious shimmer caused by the harps. The third, dance-like movement was sparkling, anchored by steady percussion and vibrant, well-enunciated singing by Blandy and contrasted well with the delicate transparency of the fourth movement. The long final movement, with challenging changes of tempo, sometimes came apart, as the orchestra seemed unsure and occasionally almost confused. Still, the movement (and the entire piece) was often transporting, ranging from a reluctant, fateful march to a bitter, resistant drone of the cellos under an expressive alto line...
...With the Crimson bidding a bittersweet farewell to Tampa and their 2008 season, playing extraordinarily yet not returning to Cambridge with the win, the Harvard men have an additional aspect of their team to say goodbye to. The six senior members of the squad will hang up their cleats and crimson jerseys one last time, while the remaining members must prepare to fill the large holes left by the graduating class...