Word: blanding
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man is a flat-out thriller, accurately described by its narrator-hero on the opening page as "quite genuinely exciting and superficial." Nicholas Halloway, 34, a bland, likable Manhattan securities analyst, is the sole survivor of a bizarre industrial accident that has rendered him utterly transparent. Terrified of the Government intelligence agents who want him for secret scientific study, he goes on the run. His invisibility, ironically, makes him conspicuous; he cannot drive, open a door or carry a newspaper without calling attention to himself. Survival depends on meticulously relearning to live everyday life...
...Melissa August, Elizabeth L. Bland, Carolina A. Miranda, Golnoush Niknejad, Logan Orlando, Julie Rawe and Elspeth Reeve
Today's newspaper is an odd mix of "fair" news, bland editorials and strong views of licensed polemicists. Fairness is not required of the polemicists; it would dull their act. These merchants of anger and scorn range from Mary McGrory's liberalism to the caustic contentiousness of William Buckley, George Will, James Kilpatrick and William Safire (those on the right now have the momentum, the self-assurance and the numbers...
...time, Japanese officials are trying to bolster the country's exports through intervention in the currency markets. Says Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita: "We strongly hope the market will stabilize." Despite those politely phrased misgivings, the official Japanese presummit position, from Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yoshio Hatano, is a bland assertion that "the economic conditions in the summit countries are good. We should try to maintain and promote this situation...
...this year Democrats are under siege in the West and South, the regions likely to benefit from reapportionment. In California, bland but durable Republican incumbent George Deukmejian looks unbeatable, and G.O.P. candidates are strong in New Mexico and Oregon. Three Western states are losing popular Democratic incumbents--Bruce Babbitt of Arizona, Ed Herschler of Wyoming and Richard Lamm of Colorado--leaving Republican challengers with at least an even chance of victory...