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Vargas Llosa stumbles again when he tries to suggest reforms of his own. In a bland final chapter, he proposes a radical reduction in the size of government. But his plan assumes that change will originate at the top—from executive action—rather than through grassroots advocacy...
...reference to fears of a flood tide of mask-wearing extremists and veiled women invading England's pale land. If the polls can be believed, fear mongering hasn't helped the Tory effort. The third-place Liberal Democrats are led by Charles Kennedy, who has moved the party from bland moderation to more promising territory on the antiwar left. Kennedy is seen as a charming but puerile fellow, a man who announced his intention to quit smoking, then failed...
Anyway, he just recently got married, had a baby, announced that he was a member of the Church of Scientology, and put out a new album that’s both enormously successful and surprisingly bland. Like any devoted wife who thinks that her husband has been sleeping around, slacking off, or joining trendy religions, my first response was to feel angry and betrayed...
Lucky me. After distilling the finer accomplishments of my recent years into a series of bland bullet points, I eagerly awaited the response of many a glorified firm...
...true that Harvard Square is now completely gentrified and bland, but Central Square has many venues that MIT and other area students frequent, as do Davis and Union squares in Somerville. Brighton, the area adjacent Boston College, is home to various basement clubs that host cutting-edge bands and other performances. MIT students organize raves and other parties at warehouses in the Fenway. Jamaica Plain has many cafes and bars that cater to the young. Undergraduates at many other area schools seem to have no trouble finding opportunities to act their age and pursue happiness...