Word: ersatz
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...N.F.L. and Florida N.H.L. expansion species, newly formed baseball and basketball teams will undoubtedly claim the name Panthers. In only their third season, hockey's Felis concolor coryii provided owner Wayne Huizenga with a blockbuster finish. The Panthers made it to the Stanley Cup finals as their fans showered ersatz rats--panther food--on their far more established foes: the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Alas, the Panthers were swept away in the finals by the Colorado Avalanche, but their 1-0 triple-overtime loss in Game 4 was unforgettable, as was the heroism of goalie John...
...jolliest A student at a Seven Sisters college. For A Place in the World (Columbia) she's written tunes that are instantly likable--so shoot her--and reminiscent of early Beatles or rollicking Motown. But she twists the old feelings even as she exploits them. The perky beat and ersatz-inane lyrics of I Want to Be Your Girlfriend tell you that even for mature women in the '90s, love can feel like a teen crush, pulsing to a Buddy Holly-style jingle...
...consider where these politicians learned this style of presentation. Every afternoon we see TV shows offering nothing approaching discourse but instead ersatz therapy sessions in which the guests discuss how they feel about abuse, betrayal, incest, the behavior of their children or parents. Prime-time newsmagazines offer stories of high or low human drama, stories that "will touch your heart," such as family members coping with loss...
Climbing rocks, both real and ersatz, is catching on. The mainstream is jumping in because rock climbing is safer and easier in the 200 or so rock-climbing gyms that have opened nationwide. These indoor Rockies look Dali surreal. Climbers scale walls up to 70 ft. high, replete with overhangs, and dangle from ceilings made of gray granite or synthetic materials that resemble cliff faces. Color-coded hand- and footholds form routes of varying degrees of difficulty...
...question the need for such a dirty-tricks operation," said Pennsylvania Republican William Clinger, the House committee chairman investigating the Livingstone flap. Call it Feathergate--and imagine what Clinger's hearings could do with this new scandalette: Mr. Livingstone, are you now or have you ever been an ersatz hen? Tell the committee: What did the President know about Chicken George, and when did he know...