Word: buzzed
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...that there is something dangerous about Harvard at large, which is false. Harvard should be, and is, committed to keeping all of its students “safe,” and a call for “safe space” has lately become little more than a buzz word with, thankfully, diminishing rhetorical impact. Women’s center advocates would better serve their cause by stressing the one legitimate role that the space could play: as a place to centralize resources for women, such as the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. Still, these resources could...
...capturing that kind of experience in Magnificent Desolation was piling up as much detail as possible. The title itself has historical resonance--it's an exquisite oxymoron coined by Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin as he stepped onto the surface of the moon and took his first look around. To ensure that the rest of the film had the same historical pointillism, Hanks recruited Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott--who also served as a consultant on Hanks' other space projects--to explain how to do everything from operating the module control stick to walking in one-sixth G to maneuvering...
There are millions of weblogs (blogs for short) online, but many never get read. One reason: blog overload makes it hard to find the good stuff. That changed last week when Google launched blogsearch.google.com a cool new indexing tool that points to the latest buzz on any keyword or topic. Google's effort, while useful, is not unique. Here are three other ways to navigate the blogosphere. --By Jeremy Caplan...
...Blogdigger.com Want to know what your neighbors are blogging about? Type in a search term, city and state, and Blogdigger lets you see how many blogs within a 5- or 100-mile radius are writing on that topic. Try it out for tracking nearby buzz...
...sponsorship deals Lacoste is making reflect its sporty heritage and retooled popularity. In April the company signed a rumored six-year, $30 million--plus contract with top U.S. tennis player Roddick. Lacoste has cleverly made itself a Hollywood favorite too. To add to the buzz, Siegel and his team have seeded the shirts with celebrities: Natalie Portman, Katie Couric and the cast of The O.C. are just a few who have donned the clothes on television and at high-profile events...