Word: cornyness
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Army Wives probably goes down easier because it stays out of the war zone, but its potency comes from what we know it's not showing us. When a private's stepson asks if he's going to Iraq "to kill the bad guys," he answers, "No, to help the...
Still, for all the heartstrings it attempts to yank, "Rise Up" is remarkably unfussy. It floats by on a simple keyboard and guitar melody similar to "You Are Not Alone" and "I Believe I Can Fly," former top 2 hits on the U.S. charts. The lyrics are straightforward and, given...
"You've got to take time out of your day. It sounds corny, but looking at the sky and the stars helps put things in perspective."
At first blush, you can't blame them. The idea sounds not a little corny. On Tuesday, April 24, Idol contestants will sing what Fuller calls "emotive, moving, aspirational, triumph-over-adversity songs." In between renditions of, say, Bridge over Troubled Water and Man in the Mirror, there will be...
Artery-clogging cheese blintzes and fried steaks arrived in the heart of Harvard Square yesterday, as the long-awaited International House of Pancakes (IHOP) opened on Eliot Street without much publicity. Three corporate employees, the local manager, five waiters, and eight others—ranging from busboys to chefs�?...