Word: boredoms
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most solemn passage, Sheed writes, "Religion as such strikes me as a desperate attempt on the part of mankind to bore itself to death in expiation of some forgotten excitement." Pilgrims wandering to the rhythm of the old soft-shoe, Frank and Maisie dedicated themselves to fighting original boredom as passionately as original sin. Their son, in his own terms, is happily carrying on the family business. --By Melvin Maddocks
...Nell Coulter learned she had ovarian cancer. She underwent surgery last fall and has had regular chemotherapy this year. She says Ann has taken her to every appointment and remembered every detail for the doctors. But it's not Ann's nature to sound weepy; among her greatest fears--boredom, irrelevance, getting caught on a plane without a nicotine patch--is sentimentalism. For weeks, as we talked for this story, she wouldn't go on the record about her mom's cancer--she half-jokingly said any humanizing detail might slow attacks from liberals, which help sell books. When...
...electronic flourishes and dynamic vocal performance are nonpareil today, even if to some extent the music is a product of some sort of attempt to create the aforementioned Madonna for the ’00s. The song, however commercial, however studio-staff heavy, evades the curse of boredom...
...unpredictable solar flares. After a long stint in zero gravity, the space crews' muscles, including their hearts, would weaken, and their bones would lose calcium. And it may be inevitable that a small group of people living together in cramped quarters for years would fall prey to loneliness, boredom and squabbling. Admitted Sally Ride, who shared one of her two space flights with six other astronauts in the crowded confines of the shuttle: "You'd have to be very careful about the people you would choose...
...another light, the production could be seen as a witty, sardonic highly intelligent commentary on 21st century boredom, as told through the words of highly theatrical characters whose world intends to highlight portions of this real...