Word: boringness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most American editors think Murdoch a throwback to journalism's bad old ways and argue that he can get circulation but can't get advertising. Murdoch counters that monopoly papers lack "writing flavor or character" and are complacently boring, which is why newspaper readership is declining. He thinks his own...
The industry pros looked further ahead. Couture was comatose at the time, badly in need of inspiration. Poor Yves Saint Laurent! For 20 years he had played the role of fashion's high priest, consistently rewarding his flock with flawless designs, but somehow all that perfection became boring, and the...
When the costumes arrived, Baryshnikov confesses to a moment of panic. There were the spotted stockings, the Glove Seller's skirt with huge black gloves all over it, the primitive palette, the bales of flowers on hats, bodices, skirts. "What have I done?" he asked himself, yet he quickly decided...
Jack Kemp, the Boy Scout of supply-side economics, hates to speak ill of others. Like the "good shepherd" he so often cites, Kemp wants to convert both foe and friend to his vision of boundless growth through tax cuts and monetary reform. But so far his gauzy optimism has...
The final act had always been the most boring, with the best ballet. And so it was tonight. The dancing was terrific, but the scene too adult, with few fairy elements. The little girl behind me agreed. When the male lead came out for his second solo performance, the little...