Word: everydayness
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Just as Vargas Llosa’s proposals for reform seemed removed from everyday reality, his economic analysis largely considers macroeconomic indicators like GDP, despite his admission that internal inequalities make such statistics grossly misrepresentative...
...what determines which category you fall into? You might expect decisive people to be assertive and flaky people to come undone. But when nothing is normal, the rules of everyday life do not apply. No one knows more about human behavior in disasters than researchers in the aviation industry. Because they have to comply with so many regulations, they run thousands of people through experiments and interview scores of crash survivors. Of course, a burning plane is not the same as a flaming skyscraper or a sinking ship. But some behaviors in all three environments turn out to be remarkably...
...stand-up comedian, movie star, and recent Academy Awards host—treated the college newspaper writers who were invited to the conference call much as he treated his hypothetical checkout lady. He was polite, but sounded as though he was somewhat reluctantly going through the motions of an everyday transaction...
...call really was an everyday sort of event for him—the 40-year-old celebrity is currently on publicity tours for two upcoming films that feature him prominently: the comedic football film “The Longest Yard” and the animated comedy “Madagascar,” both of which open...
...wrote, “down to earth” as well as “smart, funny, and attractive.” This should be combined with a “fearless but realistic” outlook towards her surroundings. Her male counterpart should be an “everyday guy” whose quick wit will be his “mental security blanket,” enabling the duo to plow through dangerous situations. His relationship with his co-host should be at a “safe best friend distance” while showing...