Word: coreness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Persson might have sounded impossibly glamorous, but she was still "cry[ing], pray[ing] and beg[ging]" as a pathetic, deflated masochist. Far from the weightless retro nugget it resembled, "Lovefool" used its radiant hooks to the most perverse of aims, like a tootsie roll pop with an acid core. Not bad for a band too often pigeonholed as mild candy for the "Easy Listening" dustbin...
There are, of course, perils to the sexual preoccupation that makes Armand so enjoyable, much of the disadvantage having to do with the evaluation of Rice as a serious writer. The Vampire Armand, I realized, has to be the literary equivalent of soft-core pornography. While none of the sex is gratuitous, it is still so prevalent that it overshadows the plot and weakens attempted interjections of the story amid the sex. Rice catches herself in a paradox--bringing readers in with the skillful language of her sex scenes and then losing their interest when she uses that writing...
...most purchases made by college-aged women and men are those shopping for a significant other. But you don't need a girlfriend or boyfriend to have an excuse to knit. Roommates and family members are also frequent recipients of those hats being knit in the back row of core history classes. Anna C. Lewis '99 knits for her family and roommates...
Rounding out the core of forwards are seniorClayton Rodgers and juniors Trevor Allman, BrettChodorow, Brice Conklin and Jamin Kerner. All ofthem save Kerner netted at least eight points lastseason and each knows his job on the team, makingoccasional contributions to the offense whilefighting the battles in the corners that rarelyget noticed...
...defense was the only unit really hit hardby graduation. McCarthy, with his intensity andintelligence, really anchored this core lastseason...