Word: downrightness
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...projects when he wasn't playing his guitar. He was the organized Ramone, running the practices, insisting on getting it right, absolutely straight-edge on tour with no drink or drugs and an early bedtime. There was always a dark side to Johnny; he seemed tightly wound, intense, sometimes downright nasty. In 1983 he got into a fight over a woman with an obscure punk musician; he was repeatedly kicked in the head, had brain surgery, almost died...
...what may be the flattest character ever written. But for the most part all parties involved, from Claudius to Laertes, show a distinct lack of subtlety or careful characterization. In those instances where Hamlet is absent from the stage for an extended period of time, the production can become downright painful to watch...
This is all well and good for fans of Gilbert and Sullivan. To be a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan is to be a fan of humorous social commentary accompanied by simplistic, inane or downright wacky plot developments and songs. This is not so well and good for those looking for drama, for a deep and touching exploration of lived experience, for an insightful and meaningful look at some of the tragedy of the human condition. Of course...
...were you Larry, I’d do something about this quick. Princeton, as usual, has made us look downright stingy by doing away with loans entirely. Matching them tit-for-tat won’t do—Harvard, of all places, should never be caught playing catch-up for long. So I’d like to propose a new financial aid formula—you economists like formulas, don’t you?—to use for financial aid. If family income after taxes < $100,000 x # of children/family then tuition, room and board...
...Disco Science.” Hardly a second goes by without some sound effect or riff slashing across the tapestry of the sample. The sound evokes leather jackets, flashy cars and a style that is as much nightclub as it is disco. With a bass that’s downright sleazy and a palette of rhythms flavored with striptease, “Disco Science” delivers on every one of its seductive promises...