Word: familiarity
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...familiar with Flavor Flav? He used to wear a giant clock around his neck with a giant gold thing. I have one that’s just fashioned out of six Emmys. It’s heavy but it keeps your lats and your traps toned. And it keeps you grounded...
...However, leaders of the PJA, a member organization of Harvard Hillel, say they believe that Israeli soldiers bring expertise to the specific issues of the territories. “They are the only people who can speak to the experience of soldiers serving, an experience not at all familiar to American Jews,” says former PJA co-chair Seth R. Flaxman ’08. Among members of the Jewish community, the concerns surrounding the exhibit have also raised the question of whether Israelis themselves should be publicly criticizing Israel from within the United States...
...Naima’s was a familiar course to victory: Along with Naima, Yoanna (Cycle Two), Nicole (Cycle Five), and Danielle (Cycle Six) were all upper-middle of the pack contestants who survived well into the season before rising to the top as their more boisterous and inconsistent competitors fell by the wayside. The same has happened in the biggest reality competition of all time: American Idol. Kelly Clarkson, winner of American Idol’s first season, and Jordin Sparks, winner of the last, both followed the narratives of non-frontrunners who broke out big near...
...assembly-line song defined only by its slick production, which happens to be good enough to salvage the song as an inoffensive, disposable dance single. After a few more clubby songs, ninth track “Can’t B Good” represents a return to the familiar light pop of Jackson’s earlier career. Jackson is in comfortable territory here; producers recede somewhat into the background and the focus shifts to the vocal melody. The goals here may not be lofty, but the execution is near perfect, and fans of the slightly retro style will...
...even make a free throw—except for Clarence Brown, played by the rapper Andre 3000—this appears almost impossible. The movie centers on the extreme measures the team takes to avoid expulsion from the league. It’s a plot that sounds extremely familiar. “Semi-Pro” is essentially a remake of 2004’s “Dodgeball,” but without most of the laughs and any of the originality. While it’s hard to make an underdog story seem fresh, director Kent Alterman could...