Word: familiarization
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...sinister meaning behind your bizarre art rock semblance. The video transmission, unassumingly titled “Fresh Born,” begins with a small group of giddy Asian men pretending to play guitar and drums during some strange chanting. This is not the Deerhoof I’m familiar with, and I’m becoming very afraid. But wait, it’s a fake out! Soon a bearded mystery man arrives to break up the revelry, and the meat of this strange message begins. It all seems so simple and innocent: the sunny Malkmus-style intro riff...
...midfielder Kwaku Nyamekye has been among those injured that played a crucial role in the Crimson’s success last year. Fortunately though, Akpan and Fucito have helped the team with their excellent offensive play. Reflecting on the imminent matchup against Yale, Fucito said he was not that familiar with the Bulldogs’ style of play, but he was confident in Harvard’s ability to assess and exploit Yale, believing that the Crimson’s desire for redemption would lead the team to success. “We are hungry for a win after Tuesday?...
...leaked about how the Obama team has prepared for Thursday's event, it is a safe bet that Biden has been rehearsing short, crisp answers and general restraint to avoid droning on, showing off or Beltway bloviating. Given the reality of gender politics and the Senator's tendency for familiar glad-handing, Biden is in particular danger of saying something perceived as condescending or sexist to Palin. Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has been serving as a stand-in to simulate the dynamic he will face, and Biden has reportedly sought out advice from Senate colleagues like Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer...
Paid particular attention when responding to challenges to Obama's record on taxes. Often jumped in to correct or clarify a point (although his familiar use of the moderator's first name may have raised the hackles of some observers - and the moderator herself). Was careful not to lose the upper hand when confronted with Palin's confident charisma...
...precisely 10 years ago - after the collapse of Long Term Capital Management and Russia's default, the last time when it looked as if the market revolution were in peril - when he lamented that neoliberals had "underestimated the revolutionary nature of global capitalism," with its power to upend the familiar landscape and turn it into a churning place of impermanence. But I doubt that even Gray would have predicted that the U.S. itself would be revealed as being unable to cope, at an economic, political or indeed intellectual level, with the consequences of modern financial capitalism...