Word: buzzes
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There is a retrospective chill in knowing that in December 1944, an American playboy and spy, George Earle, posted in Istanbul, sent Franklin Roosevelt a warning that the Germans, who were already hurling V-1 buzz bombs and V-2 rockets against London, were about to launch another pilotless secret weapon, the V-3, said to be capable of crossing the Atlantic in 40 minutes and hitting New York City. A worried Franklin Roosevelt told his cousin Daisy Suckley, in whom he sometimes confided, that his spy informed him the V-3 could kill everyone within a mile of impact...
...idealism crashes violently against Harris’s reality, so expect lots of morality tales that question what officers should do when confronted by a sea of crime, or when their only option is to become brutal criminals themselves in order to be effective at all. The advanced buzz is that while Antoine Fuqua’s direction remains rooted in the flashy music video genre, at the very least, he does not get in the way of the mega-watt star power of Washington and Hawke, whose performances make the movie a worthwhile experience, if not the compelling...
Once we managed to overlook the lack of alcohol, we actually found Diva to be extremely likeable. While she embraced an older and more somber crowd (probably because she refuses to get drunk with the crazier ones), her buzz was still undeniably vibrant and dynamic. The back end of the restaurant highlighted a large glass window that showcased the chef at work as he executed the meal preparation. While we waited, we entertained ourselves with the spectacle of the chef masterfully baking dishes in the huge clay oven and kneading batches of fresh Naan. Service was lightning-quick; our meals...
...York and I played in underground clubs, because there’s no legal gambling in New York,” he says. “I loved it—it was like home.” That home was in Chelsea. He would buzz at an ordinary-looking black door, and then he would be admitted into a waiting area with video cameras, which would scan the area for police. If there were no cops, he would enter into a room with about eight poker tables. If there were cops, there would be a “Raid...
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