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Word: boringness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Parents who are aware of this cultural revolution seem mostly torn between two approaches: preaching abstinence or suggesting prophylactics--and thus condoning sex. Says Cory Hollis, 37, a father of three in the Salt Lake City area: "I don't want to see my teenage son ruin his life. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where'd You Learn That? | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

Aging mice that live in enriched environments, with lots of playmates and toys like running wheels, develop three times as many new brain cells as mice in boring digs. The implication, say scientists in California, is that the brains of elderly humans may benefit from varied activity.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Jun. 8, 1998 | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

Glimp's enormous influence on other artists can only be described as enormously influential. Hemingway was suspected of lifting passages in A Farewell to Arms from Glimp's novella Say Goodbye to Your Feet, a tender love story set amid the depravities of the Bulgarian-Estonian war. Visiting Paris one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unknown CRANFORD GLIMP | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

The end result was that the entire thrust of the story was wrong. Accuracy had been sacrificed for dramatic effect by an anonymous editor. It sure sounds like the real world of competitive journalism, where the grabby headline is more important than the boring details. Your headline writer has a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Headline on Karadzic Article Misleading | 5/15/1998 | See Source »

Moody has the unusual talent of being able to describe a scene beautifully is slow motion with language that never gets boring; his description of Hex's high school flame's walk to his table is unforgettable.

Author: By Elizabeth A. Murphy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Moody Novel Is No Pity Party | 5/15/1998 | See Source »

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