Word: blase
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...workable concept album--except there is no commonality to strike any mental or emotional chord. Even the unrequited love song "It's Gonna Be (Alright)" is passive; cliched lyrics ("So many dark and lonely nights/But I believe someday I'll see the light") contribute to the already blase sounds and harmonic whispers of the static background...
Nevertheless, the California campus was trying to be as New York blase as possible. While the most laid-back school in the country started looking more like backstage at a Puff Daddy concert (metal detectors, guys in fatigues, and a laminated, neck-rope pass for everyone--students, parents, faculty, press), people tried to act cool. The school administration will say nothing besides one well-crafted sentence about "respecting the privacy of all our students." Chelsea's residence staff has been trained in press handling (tell them to leave, then call the police) to the point where they seem unfazed. Even...
...blase approach of the administration toward sophomore move-in is epitomized in the ridiculous plight of Pforzheimer sophomores, who had to lug their stored belongings--futons, 'fridges and all--from the basement of Hollis to the Quad by handtruck...
...accord, but sounded a note of reality as well. "We always knew the Dayton agreement was complex and would need constant monitoring and attention," Christopher said, adding he was unsurprised by the discovery, or indications it will be followed by more of the same. In spite of Christopher's blase attitude, the discovery stresses what everyone in Bosnia already knows, but isn't telling: The Dayton accords are violated practically every day while politicians pretend everything is moving along smoothly. "This is just another example of the Dayton Treaty's two levels," says TIME's Marguerite Michaels. "The first...
...Judas who sold out his country for 12 gold coins." Castro also told his Olympians, "More than medals of gold, silver or bronze, what interests us is the medals of morals and honor." Cuban baseball officials, who are used to this sort of thing by now, were more blase and fatalistic about Arrojo's departure, even though Arrojo pitched six shutout innings against Team USA on June 29. Third baseman Omar Linares, the player long and most coveted by major league scouts, told Lawes, "It's a personal decision. Each person must live his own life-style. But [every Cuban...