Word: boredoms
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...parent with the purchasing power or the child reader? Parents are the gatekeepers and the ultimate actors behind the sales of these books. But some parents who review children’s books on online review forums such as Amazon.com give detailed accounts of their children’s boredom, disinterest or genuine dislike of their books, and they have taken action accordingly. Though children are at the end of the consumption chain, their position is important nonetheless...
...some point or another, boredom or egotism leads students to type their names into the Google search engine. Typically, such a search turns up a body of fascinating information: high school swim-meet times, math tournament statistics and the like. However, Aidin E.W. Carey ’07 recently Google-d her name only to come across something quite a bit scarier...
...psychedelic boom, here the Elves seem to be doing their best R.E.M. The album has a warm, folksy sound, immersed in twanging banjo and shuffling guitar. The consequence of this, from a band used to more complex arrangements, is that Beggar Boys ultimately suffers from boredom, especially around the middle of the album where simplistic roots-rock anthems like “Evil Eye” are so unengaging that it’s hard to believe that this is a band with not one but two full concept albums behind them...
BREMER: The way things go around here, a little boredom will be welcome...
...Enough about the sanctity of marriage and the family units that hold society together. Look at us. People marry complete strangers on TV simply for money. Pop stars wed out of boredom. Divorces are tearing millions of families apart, and it is hardly uncommon to marry (and divorce!) multiple times. Call me crazy, but I would rather see two people who are deeply in love and dedicated to raising a family together be able to marry, regardless of their gender. Timothy Maynes South Burlington...