Word: eschewing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Without making a clear departure from Strings, they've juggled the parts of the formula just right. They've still trying to slow it down a little, but the slow songs mostly eschew gimmickry outside the emotional punch of McCaughan's three-note voice going from "sing" to "scream." Maybe his solo records as Portastatic sharpened his song writing. "Marquee" and "Under Our Feet" are touching, and the closing joke ("Martinis On The Roof") is unusually dignified, as if Mac doesn't need indignance as badly as he once...
...nearly every available surface. Some of the ads indirectly acknowledge that TV is a waste of time that could otherwise be spent productively ("Life is short. Watch TV;" "Eight hours a day, that's all we ask"). A variation of this theme pokes fun at those of us who eschew couch-potato culture in favor of other pursuits. ("Hobbies, Schmobbies;" "It's a beautiful day. What are you doing outside?"). One poster even suggests the mind-numbing stupidity of the very programs that the ads are supposed to convince us to watch ("Don't worry. You've got billions...
...Eschew ideology. It leads to hysterics...
...those who eschew competitive entertainment in favor of more relaxing pastimes, PF Magic has a solution with their hit programs, Catz (www.catz.com) and Dogz (www.dogz.com). When you install either program on your system, you get a "virtual...
...reviving his anti-crime talk--not all of it tough--for the battle with Price. Heineman believes in adding prisons rather than cops, but says education can prevent youth from turning to crime. He wants mandatory education through age 18 and vocational training for those who eschew college...