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Jack Lemmon's blander eulogists were calling it his "unique comedy style," but let's call it like we saw it: In the vast majority of 69 films, 23 TV appearances and a few frets upon the stage, Lemmon, who died Wednesday at 76 of complications from cancer, was pathetic - magnificently pathetic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jack Lemmon, 1925-2001: Farewell, Ensign Pulver | 6/29/2001 | See Source »

Teen pop queens of late have been manufactured in a dispiritingly limited variety: blond and blonder, bland and blander...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Irish Spring | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...Delta cuisine ranges in price from $5.95 for a Creole pizza to $19.95 for a mesquite-grilled veal chop. Make sure to sample the Rosemary Cornbread ($2.95) and the Garlic Mashed Potatoes ($1.95) Boasting prices that compete with blander Square venues like Brew Moon, House of Blue's sense of style makes it a welcome change from these stand...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: hoppin | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...unfortunately aren't given enough room to expand beyond the realm of the obvious. Cusack's fans will likely enjoy her turn as the ugly-duckling fiancee badly in need of a self-esteem booster (which of course she gets, this being movie comedy land). Debbie Reynolds plays a blander kind of "Mother" more reminiscent of the comic strip "Cathy" than her recent foray with Albert Brooks. Bob Newhart, as the high school principal, manages to keep a completely deadpan expression throughout the entire movie, almost concealing the fact that he isn't given any truly witty lines...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Small Town's Homophobia | 9/19/1997 | See Source »

...most part, Crimson coverage has been fair if sometimes bland, perhaps reflecting the blander nature of the campaign this year. The work of Peggy S. Chen '99 has been good, especially her well-balanced December 5 piece on Rawlins's candidacy and her equally fair November 27 article on the controversial movement for council finance reform. In addition, coverage of the election has been spread among 10 different reporters and editorialists, thus avoiding any individual's views dominating the coverage...

Author: By Shawn Zeller, | Title: READER REPRESENTATIVE | 12/10/1996 | See Source »

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