Word: glorious
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...don’t usually think of editors as artists. Technicians, yes; craftsmen, sure; but artists? That glorious epithet is reserved for creators and visionaries—not for the underlings who touch up their work...
...those of you who make the trip to the Stadium once every two years in November will be pleasantly surprised to see the latest addition to the stadium. Up above the seats on one side of the glorious horseshoe that is Harvard Stadium are a series of championship banners that announce Harvard’s triumphs, beginning with 1961 and continuing all the way around to the open end and 2001. Ten sheets and 40 years of history and—if you’re a Columbia fan—10 more reasons to be depressed, reminders that...
...plant's €20 million debt by selling their semen "I can't respond to the deputy of the deputy of the American deputy secretary." Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's President-elect, on criticism by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick "It is glorious to be allowed to join the party. But the membership fee is very high." Xiang Shaoliang, CEO of Baopu Garment, on Chinese Communist Party plans to admit entrepreneurs
Without his trusty shades, most of Paul Oakenfold’s celebrity sheen seems to vanish. But when I ask him how much his life actually resembles that of a glorious jet-setting DJ, he answers “80 percent” matter-of-factly enough to douse the glimpse I might have had of an everyman who just happens to enjoy spinning records. Oakenfold’s living the life of a superstar and enjoying it. I venture to wonder how he feels about being called a sellout...
...this was supposed to be a rock show, and the glorious reentrance of the Flaming Lips during the bittersweet song “The Golden Age” did little to lift Beck’s spirits. During “Lord Only Knows”, a kitchy trucker rap from Odelay, Coyne lifted his arms in desperate appeal for the applause he apparently knew Beck needed. The crowd cheered loudly in loving spurts; but all attempts to make the singer say something were met only by reticent nods and waves. Beck did start to break out of his shell...