Word: gasp
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...Brien will offer a fresh perspective to the usually serious Class Day keynote speech. Instead of the tried-and-true politician giving a tailored version of their usual stump speech, O'Brien can offer witty insights into the fact that--gasp--there is real life outside the wrought iron gates and red brick of Harvard. His own experience as a comedy writer in the competitive entertainment industry will perhaps encourage seniors hoping to be successful in Hollywood or any other cutthroat industry. As a fairly recent Harvard graduate, O'Brien has a unique position of being able to speak about...
...Cherry Falls: Now this is a high concept. A serial killer stalks a small Midwestern town, butchering young victims who seem to share no common characteristic. And then--gasp!--the link is discovered. They're all virgins! To end the killer's spree, then, there's only one solution: Throw a sex party! All the town's teenagers get together for well-organized orgy, but the killer shows up just in time. As long as they don't cast Jennifer Love Hewitt, we have ourselves a winner...
...others might say. But for $27, we expect a lot more than just fluffy entertainment from Hasty Pudding Theatricals. We expect-- we demand!--art. Art that transcends the boundaries of time, space and gender. Art that can be discussed at the Advocate without prompting red-faced embarasssment. Art that--gasp--means something...
...Maverick Yves Saint-Laurent introduces the killer white satin suit. Oh, you rebel boy, you, splashing a West Egg garden party in your whites (gasp!) before Memorial...
...starts to freeze. The radiator in the downstairs bedroom cracks. A case of Diet Cokes in the kitchen bloats to solid ice, each can swollen to bursting, like the Incredible Hulk. Now the water pipes give way. We step outside for firewood to stoke the wood stove, and we gasp: Our breath emerges in jagged-crystal puffs under a cold headlight moon...