Word: grimness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...instance, Thanksgiving was a grim affair in the fall of 1962. On Nov. 20 of that year we bemoaned the divisive nature of the Harvard dining halls calling them, "as complicated and mutually restrictive as the customs system of the German states before the Zollverein." Almost 40 years later, Harvard students may still empathize with that sentiment...
...That grim outlook may be about to change. Scientists have been experimenting with a new way--based on a form of gene therapy--to coax the heart into growing new blood vessels to replace old worn-out ones, and doctors who have been performing the procedure are becoming more and more excited by the results. Reports of their progress have spread through the scientific community for the past year. But not until last week, when the leading researchers gathered in Atlanta at a brainstorming meeting to which TIME was given exclusive access, did it become clear how far they have...
...appreciate the brilliant construction of the town and the landscape. Corn fields shrink in the shadow of freaky-looking scarecrows, an old mansion looms over a hill in the distance, and twisted trees tower above the woods carpetted with dead leaves. Burton does a fabulous job of creating grim, dark, fearful settings. He really brings Sleepy Hollow to life--or, at least to the desired comatose state of existence...
...into the suburbs of the Chechen capital Tuesday in the face of fierce resistance by its guerrilla defenders. In 1994, Russia suffered heavy casualties - and killed thousands of Chechens, both fighters and civilians - in a vain attempt to take control of the capital. The latest battle may be as grim. "Some Russian leaders seem to believe that anyone who hasn?t fled Chechnya by now is fair game," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "A former prime minister said Sunday that eliminating bandits and terrorists in Chechnya may require wiping out half of the population...
...Firebird has arrived to save you not only from this storybook realm but also from the grim grind of Harvard midterms. Boston Ballet's season opener, Firebird and The Princess and the Pea, which premiered last Thursday to a well-deserved standing ovation, runs through Sunday...