Word: fluffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...century, the end of the world? They're nowhere to be found. Too short a shelf-life, the executives claimed. So instead of continuing the postmodern trend launched by Run Lola Run, American Beauty and Being John Malkovich earlier this year, we're getting epic fluff--the annual flurry of "Oscar-bait...
...Some warned against the evils of "it" pens and reckless em-dashing; others spoke more generally about replacing fluff with humor and analysis. The best part came when we asked our candidates to describe FM in three adjectives. We got some eyebrow-raising responses: "blase," "slick," "sexy," "caffeinated," "unpredictable," "hip," "light," "fast-paced," "revealing," "witty," "lighthearted," "authoritative," "entertaining," "original" and "flashy," they supplied. Last year around this time, my application proposed "sharp," "ironic" and "disenchanted." FM has changed, and I don't know what...
...Many editors-elect called for an overhaul. The New Yorker (slummed down)? Something like Newsweek? Or The New York Times Magazine? Had we ever read Fluff at Night...
...Hansel? When kids collect dinosaurs, parents, blinded by science, simply shrug when their children yell in the museum, "Look, mom, that allosaurus is eating the brachiosaur's baby!" After that, what can be objectionable about the too-cute-to-live Pokemon named Jigglypuff, a ball of fluff whose greatest power--not to be scoffed at--is a stupefying lullaby...
...Marshmallow Fluff is a dorm-room favorite for sweet tooths and old boy scouts alike. Somehow, its creators have been able to capture the melted insides of patiently toasted marshmallows and shove them into a jar. Its taste resembles Cool Whip: Light and, of course, fluffy. And each container of sweet goo costs only 79 cents...