Word: commonized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Imagine: You arrive at Harvard for the first time. Your parents help you lug your bags up four flights of stairs. You enter the common room and meet and greet your three new roommates and try to match them to the names you received by mail three weeks ago: "Hey, you must be John Jayman, from New York!" But no, John is missing. You shrug and assume that he's late. But as the days pass, your roommate Alex eventually calls the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) to inquire. He gets off the phone and drops the bomb "John switched...
...such videos for this story, I couldn't help but emit a little groan. My roommates and friends gave a little chuckle as they all trekked off to the Grille, leaving me behind to watch blood spattered characters attempt to mutilate each other in the comfort of my common room. Or so I thought...
...timpani looks as if it were forged for the artistic elevation of soups. Its expansive, gleaming copper bowl tilted jauntily to a side and the drumhead stretched taut over its opening suggest hidden depths of bouillon--of boiling meats and vegetables. The common name for the timpani is, not surprisingly, the kettledrum. Originally a military instrument, primitive versions of the timpani were slung over the backs of horses in cavalry units and, aside from their practical uses in battle, often served in processions and other public events as a sort of status symbol...
...most with the flygirls is their unbridled enthusiasm for the show. Despite the fact that they have one of the most rigorous rehearsal schedules in the cast--they have been excited about the show since the first time they came in contact with it--the "incredible" dance audition during Common Casting (one of the flygirls who initially had not wanted to do the show decided to take the part because she was so amazed at the audition). In a characteristic move of flygirl solidarity, the dancers all agree that they are each the others' greatest inspirations. The flygirls...
...complex, and fascinating. She delivers her lines with such complete conviction it is hard to believe that the celluloid Eboshi has no voice of her own. But strangely, Driver's voice is obviously British, and Lady Eboshi is clearly not. Using British actors to play "upper classes" is fairly common in American film but is incredibly distracting when the characters are not supposed to be American or British. Coincidental or not, Driver's accent is a somewhat jarring reminder that Princess Mononoke has been altered for American audiences. Similarly, Jada Pinkett-Smith's distinctive voice sounds a little strange emerging...