Word: bland
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...British journalist who was pregnant with his child), Keller has received a good initial reception in the newsroom. His chief competition to succeed Lelyveld when he retires in five years is Raines, 54. A gregarious Southerner who has brought new punch to the paper's often bland editorial page, Raines could bring some welcome flair and aggressiveness to the paper's journalism...
Christmas Eve, 1951. L.A.P.D. Sergeant Jack Vincennes is canoodling his dance partner at a bash for a Dragnet-type show where he moonlights as technical adviser. He is explaining why his small-screen counterpart seems so bland compared with his own colorful persona. "That's because he's the television version," smirks Jack, who pockets additional cash helping a sleazy Hollywood tabloid called Hush-Hush. "America isn't ready for the real...
...Chemistry 5: "Introduction to Principles of Chemistry" and Literature & Arts A-40: "Shakespeare, The Early Years"), I wondered if I had made a horrible mistake. Brown-nosing and extensions on papers, the two cornerstones of my secondary education, seemed distant relics. Lectures, which had appeared appetizing in theory, tasted bland and regurgitated. I needed refuge from the crowds...
...Christopher John Farley. With reporting by Elizabeth L. Bland and David Thigpen/New York
...this summer, Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theater decides to end their eclectic season with one of Bill's more controversial works, "The Taming of the Shrew." But the big question remains: is this production yet another bland, unadventurous side dish on the already-full plate of generic Shakespearean theater, or does it break through the gelatin mold as the summer's most delectable new entree...