Word: dullness
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...deprive students and faculty of opportunities to learn about the disparate worldviews of others, even those that might seem distasteful. The boycott at Tufts represents an acute case of intellectual insularity. For his part, Bacow has responded admirably, observing that “Tufts would be a very dull place if we shied away from inviting controversial speakers.” Worse, it would not be a university but a factory, producing scores of unchallenged, uninformed graduates. The sole criteria for inviting a speaker should be the contribution they can make to an intellectual community. By this measure, Summers?...
...have one complaint with Coulter's joke: It wasn't that funny. Edwards is many things - a little dull, wrong on Iraq, hopelessly reductive on the economy (there are many more than two Americas). But he doesn't seem the least bit gay to me. Coulter has at least one close gay friend, and when I was reporting my profile of her, she always remembered to ask about my partner at the time. She is always trying to get me to go with her to the Halloween parade in Manhattan's West Village, which is the second-gayest event...
...Kevin Shee ’10 are a delight to watch, both for their individual prowess and for the unique chemistry of their interactions with each other.The premiere of “Tartiniana,” choreographed by Claudia F. Schreier ’08, is the only dull moment of the evening. Though it is perhaps only because the rest of the show is so impressive, the choreography of this number comes off as restrained, studied, and linear. The Tartini concerto itself is fast-moving and repetitive, and the dancers are not entirely synchronized. The costumes consist of simple...
...important part in the way he chooses to tell stories: as a scientist, he deduces conclusions from data collected in the field; as a film school graduate, he pieces separate bits of film together into a coherent whole.Olson was also frustrated by what he found to be the dry, dull, and downright boring science documentaries he saw that were giving his profession a false reputation. “Flock of Dodos” is the antithesis of all of these stultifying films, keeping the masses entertained with clever animations, rousing bluegrass background music, and occasional periodic commentary from the sparkling...
...Islam” is a masterfully written and insightful examination of an increasingly important and growing group about which most Americans are not particularly well informed. Rather than scripting a manifesto proposing a way to cure the titular “struggle,” which would have been dull and ineffective, Barrett takes the approach of introducing his audience to genuine American Muslims. Each of the seven chapters describes a person who epitomizes a facet of Muslim life in America. Barrett introduces each one masterfully: his publisher, scholar, imam, feminist, mystic, webmaster, and activist are lifted off the page...