Word: genericism
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...those sno-globes: everything is deliberate, planned, sanitized. What we get with a place that seemingly caters to everyone is an artificial Disneyland that is useful to none. And perhaps it is from this that the unsettling strangeness arises. Cambridge is like a bizarre Pleasantville—safely generic, abercrombifiedly bland, and disconcertingly eerie...
...long enough to be any less attractive). Sara has eased up on her kooky fate-talk but has filled the void by moving to San Francisco and becoming engaged to a bizarre Yanni-like musician. Jonathan, still in Manhattan, is about to marry a sweet-enough girl from a generic family. Neither of them, however, has forgotten That Night; and as their weddings approach, both of them set out to find their ‘soul mate’ (whether they’re prompted by a genuine urge to reclaim the fantasy, or just by cold feet, isn?...
...Orleans recently, he flatly broached a mother's nightmare: "You got a problem with your child. It's been 10 years since you've seen the child you wanted to see. Just some monster in his clothes.") It's Oprah-in-a-pulpit. But for Winfrey's generic spirituality, Jakes substitutes God. Says Charisma's Grady: "He taps into the core of human weakness and need and then proclaims Christ as an answer to that, in a way that causes people to stand up and shout...
...violence (assuming that our intelligence forces can positively identify the responsible parties). Even if this action draws the U.S. into a full-scale war, 86 percent would still support it. President George W. Bush has virtually unprecedented backing for a retaliatory military campaign, which could likely expand into a generic assault on all international terrorists...
...food party is over too, as Store24 has gone to the great shopping strip in the sky. A C’est Bon café and store has opened in its place and will stay open until 2:30 a.m. on weekends, but it will have difficulty replacing the generic products and round-the-clock service of Store24...