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...book is sub-titled "A Drama of the American Workplace," but there is little that is dramatic in her story--it is entirely devoid of romance, palace intrigue, melancholy, blood or tears. The climactic moment in a given chapter might consist of a guy storming into the design center, screaming something about how "you guys" are making it impossible to fit in a solid chassis and then storming...
...unlike alternative rock, this music is less about stoking cynicism and provoking anger than it is about overcoming both. This is healing music, devoid of irony and flush with optimism and unabashed emotion. "Apathy is boring," says Cole. "It takes real courage to have hope." This is music that wants to feel, no matter how much it hurts. Says Jewel: "People are hungry for emotiveness. They want bare honesty, emotional blood-and-bone honesty...
What Wolf really craves is a world devoid of youthful indiscretion. Yet she never spells out what grave long-term consequences her "characters" suffered as a result of their regrettable experiments. Indeed, she does not flesh out what their lives are like today. From the sketchy information she provides, we can only assume that most, like the author, are well-adjusted married young women with toddlers and patios...
Even folks normally devoid of sympathy for chipper, conspicuously married talk-show host KATHIE LEE GIFFORD winced last week as her battle with the Globe escalated into an ugly war of attrition. Kathie Lee vehemently denied the tabloid's cheesy allegations that her husband, football Hall of Famer FRANK GIFFORD, had cheated on her, saying that next the tab would report on her alien baby fathered by co-host Regis Philbin. The tabloid responded by self-righteously publishing what its editors say is shots from a videotape of Frank Gifford's tryst with a 46-year-old consultant...
Berners-Lee is sitting at his desk, in front of bookshelves that are bare, devoid of books and other old-fashioned forms of data. A few sheet-metal bookends stand there with nothing to do, and nearby are pictures of his family. He concentrates, trying to put a finer point on his notion of divinity. A verse he's heard in church comes to mind, but all he can remember are fragments. "All souls may..." his voice trails off "...to seek the truth in love..." He is silent for a moment. His brain has failed him. Then inspiration strikes. "Maybe...