Word: disappointing
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...other TAPS numbers did not disappoint. Susan E. Maya ’08 choreographed a piece to “Crabbuckit” by K-Os that presented a fresh and compelling juxtaposition of the dancers’ refined steps and the funky, hip-hop vibe of K-Os’s sound. Caitlin D. Driscoll ’11, Jennifer N. Kurdyla ’11, Natalie J. Peters ’09, Jayne Wolfson ’08, and Maya herself admirably combined the music’s more laid-back elements with the choreography?...
...these issues will require tremendous savvy at maneuvering within the “System:” the unremitting competition of special interests (from corporations to unions to environmental groups) led by various representatives, including lobbyists, that defines Washington. Politicians who promise to sweep past the System disappoint and/or deceive. Recognizing this fact is not selling out to the system; it’s just practical politics...
After the year’s first snowfall, Woo had to choose whether to tear herself from preparing for a Social Analysis 10 midterm to play outside with her daughter who wanted to build a snowman, or disappoint her. She went outside...
...some things, create for some people [and for myself].” UP AND UNGER Senior captain Brad Unger returned to the Harvard rotation against New Hampshire, seeing his first action of the season after suffering a stress fracture to his leg in preseason play. And Unger did not disappoint. In a sparse thirteen minutes of play, the big man contributed. Unger tallied nine points, four rebounds, and two assists on a night when the Crimson needed a spark. With sophomore standout Jeremy Lin and Housman combining for four points in the first half, Unger was able to fill...
...author since Steinbeck has been able to illuminate the vast and unfathomable panoramas of the American landscape so well; nor, since Conrad, to locate so adeptly the sinister madness that pervades human culture. The first film adapted from McCarthy’s work was 2000’s disappointing, Billy Bob Thorton-directed effort “All the Pretty Horses”. Consequently, one might expect that Hollywood would once again mishandle the work of one of the literary geniuses of the last century. In the hands of Joel and Ethan Coen, however, these suspicions could not land further...