Word: bittersweet
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...Still, a bittersweet humor persists in the heartland, even in towns that have known hardship, like Harvard. Willamson, the principal, was born in Oxford, Neb., and has lived throughout the state. "I tell people I was born in Oxford and educated at Harvard," he says, chunkling. "That's one for the books...
...attention he requires is double-edged: "It takes away other people's opportunities. It changes their expectations. It makes them accommodate me first." There is a bittersweet quality even to some of the good things gained. The first day he got back to his Williamstown home, "I parked myself on a ramp. It was a beautiful, cool afternoon, and I just looked up at the mountains for about two hours and felt very, very peaceful." Then he adds, "These are things that I thought I would learn to do when...
Bill Clinton hadn't believed Dole was resigning until he heard it himself from Dole by phone. The official White House response was muted, gracious; Clinton advisers treated it as a bittersweet retirement party for a distinguished elder statesman. Behind the scenes, however, they cast it as an act of desperation by the loser in the battle for Pennsylvania Avenue. "It affects our plans not a whit," says senior adviser George Stephanopoulos. They know Dole will get a bump in the polls and a push from the press. "The press will be determined to give Dole this moment to tighten...
Pushing absurdity further, "Sticky and Greasy" ends its bittersweet (emphasis on sweet) love story with the lines "Lollipops don't belong here/shouldn't sugar reside elsewhere/What a mess!". Compensating for its lack of profundity, the band exudes energy as the sensual Fitzpatrick screams "sticky and greasy" along to a driving melody. Deep meaning is hardly the main concern of listeners at this point. Continuing this innocent approach, the band breaks into "Serious Stuff," a wonderful song with a great guitar line, catchy chorus and unexpected tempo twists...
...Pharcyde and Labcabincalifornia relentlessly. They seemed more interested in making money than performing well for an eager audience. If for every time they mentioned the albums they gave the crowd a couple minutes of good music, the concert would have been a highlight of the day rather than the bittersweet ending to Spring Fest...