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...fuzzed-out masterpiece don't stack up to the rounding errors on Nevermind, but its influence on Beck, Blur, Radiohead and countless other musicians of the '90s is incalculable. Lead singer and former Whitney Museum of Art security guard Stephen Malkmus expressed alienation with the same lo-fi guitar grit of Kurt Cobain, but his lyrics and vocals were models of cryptic passion. Somehow his word salads communicated both the ennui of a suburban smart-ass and an awareness that ennui isn't tragic...
...many roads that one can take to become an Olympian, the road of pure grit and dogged determination is often the bumpiest. Just ask Caitlin Cahow...
...First years Mason Brunnick, Tommy Gray, and Alex Meyer combined for 16 points in a 1-2-3 finish in the 1000-yard freestyle. They then jumped right back into the water for the exhibition round of the 200-yard freestyle. “Those three really showed some grit today,” Rathgeber said. “They were all exhausted afterwards, but hopefully they learned something from it and can take it into the next meet.” Also coming up big for Harvard were the Jones twins, sophomores Bill and Dan. Bill took first...
...since Chu’s goal is to reach the heights of the tennis world, he will have to rely on grit and desire to compensate for his less-than-superhuman athletic abilities. If history is any indicator, though, grit might as well be Chu’s middle name...
...your cell phone. Regular batteries can take nine hours to charge; the Root 6 charges in three. In most hand vacs, the dust catcher sits between the nozzle and the fan. As the catcher fills up, the fan has a harder and harder time pulling in grit. Dyson's uses the same "cyclone" technology pioneered in his upright vacuum, spinning debris off into a reservoir away from the fan. The reservoir can be full to the brim, and the Root 6 still won't lose suction...