Word: foolish
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...country as a whole is headed in the wrong direction for scientific progress. Stem cell research holds promise for the future treatment of chronic diseases; it would be foolish to ignore it. California, historically a trend-setter, has shown us a path which other states would be wise to follow...
...wilder, looser, more natural and generally less packed with baggage. There’s some rot in Eminem, some ugly bitterness and insecurity that has not gone away despite his enormous popularity. He wasn’t cool in high school, in other words (see “Oh Foolish Pride” a.k.a. the “Source Racist Tape”), and even though he’s pretty cool now, the resentment’s still in him and it colors everything he does. The new album is a demonstratively detached exercise in dorky weirdness and juvenile...
...crowds the foolish, ignorant, and envious persons are freed from the sense of their insignificance and powerlessness, and are possessed instead by the notion of brutal and temporary but immense strength...
...Yankees obsession may seem foolish, especially in light of such an amazing championship, but it also makes some sense. Painful losses-like the Aaron Boone moment of 2003-often seem like the relative that no one wants to talk about. Chalk up enough of those, as the Red Sox have, and the frustration is bound to seep out somewhere. For the Boston fans, the Yankees plot line adds to the sense of justice and fairness that so many felt after winning it all. Some wondered what life would be like without their wound, their heartbreak. The truth is that...
...Muay Thai Warrior, the stunt man-turned-actor leaps across boiling oil, ballets above an array of tuk tuks and beats up anyone foolish enough to challenge him. The insane inventiveness of the stunts?done without special effects, wirework or apparent concern for Jaa's life and limb?has turned into box-office gold in Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and even France, where the film found a fan and international distributor in action auteur Luc Besson. Besson recut the film and secured a U.S. distribution deal with Magnolia Pictures. Expectations are high that...