Word: blanks
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...author of books including “The Blank Slate” and “How The Mind Works,” Pinker says fame is the least of his worries...
...Walt’s development as a character is the driving narrative force, and his confusion, frustration, and ultimate resignation comprise the bulk of the film’s substance. Eisenberg’s method is a study in minimalism: he possesses the uncanny ability to make a seemingly blank expression convey great depths of emotion. In the movie’s closing minutes, Walt and his father share a heart-to-heart in a hospital room: Eisenberg communicates Walt’s shift from a doting to a profoundly disappointed son with the faintest alteration in voice and countenance...
...comedian was a guest on RockPolitik, an irreverent mix of song, satire and sermonizing hosted by Italy's most popular entertainer, Adriano Celentano. After sitting down to write a mock letter of apology to Berlusconi, the odd couple racked their brains for something positive to say. Drawing a blank, the scrawny comic then feigned a call to a friend who works for the Prime Minister's party, but no luck there either. "Nothing," he told Celentano. "But he said he'll make some calls and get back to me in the morning." The performance was vintage Benigni, a longtime leftist...
...Attempts to identify the bombers by circulating an estimated 300,000 photos of their severed but still recognizable heads have also drawn a blank. Police say they plan to distribute another 300,000 copies across the archipelago. Last week, they also offered a hundred million rupiah reward?about $10,000?for anyone who can identify one of the bombers. The police have offered up to 1 billion rupiah, or $100,000, for help that leads to the capture of the two Malaysian terrorist kingpins believed to be behind the attacks, Azahari Husin and Noordin Top?an amount that shows...
...he’s on my team.’” Despite never really establishing a discernible edge, Donato’s team held a 3-2 advantage entering the third period. But when freshman Nick Coskren netted the rebound of Paul Dufault’s point-blank attempt at 1:59, the Crimson took a two-goal advantage that spelled disaster for the Big Green. “We have to try to get after it and be a little more aggressive,” Gaudet said, “and you have to live with that...