Word: decentering
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...afterthought, scattered throughout the self-congratulatory banter, but the high-energy “Every Six Seconds” at the very end shows that at least they can pull off a quality dance tune. “All or Nothing,” their second single, has some decent (non-lipsynched) singing, but the inane repetition of “Giiiirrrrrlllll,” with Jacob moonwalking, earns no points for them...
...annoying when Galeano beats the twin drums of truisms and vague generalities. No one is surprised to learn that if Chilean newspapers declared the U.S. government to be unsatisfactory, they would be ridiculed. Slogging through such a catalogue of our sins can become tiresome, but when it does, any decent person is then ashamed of his or her boredom...
...Escapades like this prove that writers are bad role models for presidents or other public servants. I'm for the Bush approach. Presidents are our employees, and it is good policy to expect employees to get a decent night's sleep and to come to work on time...
...notable exception is “Pretty Angry (for J. Sheehan),” a superb blues piano ballad in memory of their deceased bassist. But most of the songs are clearly closer to the pop, and not the blues, side of the rock spectrum. Bridge is a decent album, but somewhat disappointing when contrasted with Blues Traveler’s previous efforts. Hopefully Blues Traveler will go back across the Bridge to the blues bank on the river of rock & roll music. —John Paul...
...awash in a sea of guns. Williams' father had eight of them. The father of Elizabeth Burns, the eighth-grader who shot a classmate in Williamsport, Pa., had 12 guns. Add to this the fact that we are a culture that has abrogated decent parenting and is addicted to violent media trash. The consequence is tragedies waiting to happen. RUTH ROSEN Santa Monica, Calif...