Word: cynics
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...were unified and excited.Ben M. Cuddon a GSAS first-year student in Middle Eastern studies, Nelson T. Greaves ’10, and Kristina A. Dominguez ’10 also get big laughs.But sometimes caricature backfires. Emerson senior Sara Collins’ Val, the clear-eyed, self-indulgent cynic, sings “Dance: Ten, Looks: Three,” an ode to career advancement via plastic surgery. The more honest title for the song would be “Tits and Ass,” a phrase Collins sings over and over again with annoying self-satisfaction. There...
...cynic might say Republicans - and Democrats - are rallying to Jefferson's defense out of fear, not principle. No one has suggested the top Congressional leaders have any personal interest in making sure the FBI can't search their offices. But there's no shortage of other members who might worry that once the doors to the House and Senate office buildings are opened, there's no telling whose office the feds will raid next...
...hope we see candidates who reject insincerity and connect in a genuine way, but the cynic in me expects that the consultants might just offer the following advice after reading Klein's piece: "I've got it: you can't look like a performer. We've got to make you look genuine and appear to connect spontaneously. Let's do a focus group to see if people like genuine emotion. Then we'll find out which emotions resonate with the base, and we can script some spontaneous, emotionally real moments. Can you quote any Aeschylus...
...Teacher, a Canadian journalism instructor's blog, praised the BBC for "facilitating public, person-to-person conversation." The Concoction, an Africa-focused blog, saw a lesson for NGOs, which should "follow the BBC's example" and talk to locals "before they design their projects." Wonkette played the snarky cynic: "Live starving villagers waiting to talk to you!" it said. "That's a bit of a downer...
...Bottom Line: Don’t expect to leave the theatre uplifted about life or hopeful about finding Mr. Right—at least until your forties. But even the greatest cynic will be moved by “Friends with Money’s” outstanding acting and its resolution that the best things in life are supportive friends and that special someone to tell you you’re the prettiest person in the room...