Word: dullnesses
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...postmodern Academy these days has become so dull that it no longer appreciates its own ironies...
...Alas, rugby these days teases but seldom delivers. Its laws prevent even the most gifted players from showing more than a fraction of what they can do. No longer a showcase for sweeping back-line play, creativity or deft passing and handling, the game has become maddeningly disjointed and dull. And except for those fans who are satisfied with endless collisions and messy contests for the ball, everyone knows...
This is why, dull speeches and frozen fingers aside, I have great expectations for the new Harvard president. For when I think of Drew Gilpin Faust, “effortlessly hot,” is not the first phrase that springs to mind. Nor is it the second, third, or tenth...
...food looks better than it tastes. However, in the case of the yasai katsu curry (#72), there is nothing appetizing about the appearance of rice that looks like a plastic toy from the Fisher Price kitchen. The citrus lime mousse provides a nicely acidic finish to an otherwise dull meal, even though the color of the lime layer is certainly not found in nature. Perhaps Wagamama’s price problem is a function of its British roots. If a tube ticket costs four pounds, it’s no surprise the restaurant’s Web site touts...
...evolved into a four-piece version of Silver Bullet Band-era Bob Seger. Like its predecessors, Echoes is predictably ghee-tar heavy, with lyrics focused on a core of universally agreed-upon values (authenticity, integrity; you know the drill). It's tuneful, stolid, competent--but also a little dull. Like a rock...