Word: gloomier
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Over the last few years, Cypress Hill has made a notable shift towards gloomier, more pessimistic sounds that are complemented nicely by the ultra-scratchy voice of lead singer B-Real, who sounds as if he's suffering from one too many hits from the bong. The extremely somber Cypress Hill III had a number of serious, grave successes, such as the grim "Killafornia" and the spooky, spiritual "Illusions." Thus it is not surprising that the best songs on Cypress Hill IV are the ones that boast the most chilling sounds. "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is a pleasingly eerie...
...charismatic aspects of both Ace and Las Vegas are on display the effect is hypnotic. Ace really believes that he sells dreams, and his naivete is contagious. The shots of the Las Vegas Strip are are as seductive as have ever appeared in film. Whereas Mike Figgis presents a gloomier view in his exceptional "Leaving Las Vegas" and Paul Verhoeven fails to leave a lasting impression with "Showgirls," Scorsese chooses to focus on the intertwining glamour and power in this fickle town...
...research will make funding for pure science scarce. There is already "heightened anxiety" within the scientific community about a tightening of research budgets, says Philip Griffiths, director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. "Scientists are having trouble finding support for their own work, and it's even gloomier for their students...
This apparent contradiction may reflect the fact that women will instinctively offer an official let's-buck-it-up line even if, with more prodding, they are prepared to paint a gloomier anecdotal picture of their office life. What is clear, however, is that Swiss and Walker were cured of one presumption -- that change always comes from the top down. "We thought that if we surveyed the best-credentialed women in the country, we would uncover creative solutions to balancing work and family," says Swiss. ! "Instead, what we found was incredible anger and frustration about the difficulty of being...
...FEMA official, observing the magnitude of Hurricane Andrew's destructive force and the governmental disorder it caused, had an even gloomier thought. He wondered how Washington ever imagined FEMA could handle its ultimate disaster assignment: preserving the civilian government in a nuclear war. For FEMA, and indeed for the entire government, Andrew has provided an unwelcome lesson, one in humility...