Word: blandings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When the formal summit wound up, it was on to the joint press conference, which turned out to be one of the most extraordinary heads-of-state shows ever. Instead of the usual bland papering over of disputes, this turned into a public argument on human rights, with the journalists looking on almost as spectators. Some U.S. officials had predicted that the press conference would let Americans see just how difficult the Chinese can be to deal with and how strange the world looks from Beijing's perspective. That was how it turned...
...since Geffen Records in the early 1980s has a record label so dominated the industry. This year five of Interscope's albums have hit the Top 10, including the bland pop-rock act the Wallflowers, smooth R.-and-B. quartet Blackstreet, and shock rocker Marilyn Manson. "They keep things lean and focused," says Geoff Mayfield, charts editor of Billboard magazine. "They don't have a ton of acts, but they have a very high batting average with the ones they...
...Unfortunately, unlike his groundbreaking initial efforts, G. Love & Special Sauce and Coast to Coast Motel, this new recording seems to obscure, rather than highlight, G. Love's unique musical conception and voice. Yeah, It's That Easy is more polished than his previous work, but it's also more bland...
This tale of a small-town high school teacher (Kevin Kline) whose life is turned upside down when he's declared gay by a former student-turned-star (Matt Dillon) constitutes Hollywood's own coming-out comedy about homosexuality. It's therefore an appropriately bland comedy that ends up reinforcing, not puncturing, gay stereotypes, and doesn't get enough out of a cast which includes Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds and Bob Newhart. Kline still manages to rise above the plodding humor, esp. in his showstopping dance scenes; and Selleck is terrifically funny as the sleazy, sardonic, faintly Mephistophelean...
...GOOD TASTE After age 70, most adults lose some sense of smell, a study finds. Taste often goes too. Result: food tastes bland, and many elderly run the risk of malnutrition--or accidental poisoning...