Word: gloss
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...chosen to—sweeping house mailboxes to increase “awareness” of this option—HRL has taken the campaign outside of the realm of hardcore pro-lifers and into the realm of proselytization. More disturbing is the fact that the flyers gloss over the amount of refund, potentially wooing students for money than for morals. Students who feel so strongly about their opposition to abortion are likely already involved in student groups that engage in dialogue about this issue, or they themselves have done the research and discovered this possibility...
...familiar its tone is, but how oddly and refreshingly different. What you see is creativity that is endlessly inventive and outrageous, but at the same time charmingly tentative; irony that is fresh rather than institutionalized; and fascinating objects (if unbeautiful for the most part ) that have absolutely no gloss - no air, really, of selling...
...felt was right about the burgeoning, professionalized art world that they encountered in the 1910s, and what was uncomfortable about it. Although outrageously ambitious intellectually, they were rather modest in their output. And if they were the forerunners of artistic cool, they didn't have the iron-hard celebrity gloss that we now associate with successful art. The fun of this exhibition is the evidence of a whole culture or philosophy gradually building up, more or less by chance, from scratch. What you come away with is a great insight into unconventional ways of making art. Duchamp, Ray and Picabia...
...point run that took the Crimson to an unassailable 60-38 lead with 8:49 remaining.Hallion continued her impressive performance with a series of shots, while a resurgent Harvard squad went into cruise control. As the Crimson rotated its squad, several reserves made valuable contributions and added gloss to the score line.“We had 19 assists today, which I though was terrific—I love that,” Delaney-Smith said. “We moved the ball really well.”With four Ivy League games remaining, Harvard’s destiny remains...
...victory. “Today was awesome,” said Kumar, who remains undefeated in dual singles this season. “We had to fight really hard and play our best to win.” With the result secured, Harvard added gloss to the score line. Ermakov withstood a late surge from Rastorgouev at No. 2 to win 6-1, 7-5, clinching match point with a sweeping cross-court half-volley. The Eagles snatched a consolation point at No. 6 before No. 4 freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans came from three match points down in the second...