Word: blanding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Elizabeth L. Bland, Carolina A. Miranda and Julie Rawe
Breathy, blond Chloe; bitter, tweed-wearing Emily; and bland spinster Betty: that's a sample of the personas that former New York Times restaurant critic Reichl inhabited in her quest to remain anonymous to Manhattan's foodie establishment as she reviewed her way through highfalutin four-star eateries and dingy Japanese noodle shops. But this tasty (forgive me) chronicle of disguise--sentimental and hilarious--also conveys the sheer delight that people feel when sinking their teeth into a truly memorable meal...
...Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Elizabeth L. Bland, Jeninne Lee-St. John, Carolina A. Miranda and Sora Song
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...