Word: hazings
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...timing and sequence, and to get people into stitches you need to keep ’em coming. The writers of these films seem to be hyper-conscious of this fact—and the effect is that they can leave the viewer in a bit of a comedic haze upon viewing. I remember leaving “Knocked Up” amused, not remembering what exactly was funny but knowing that something surely was. The same thing goes for the latest out of Apatow’s plant, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” the romcom...
...demands for liberation. The rich backup vocals provided by keyboardist Hannah Collins make one wish her voice played a larger role on the album. Swaby seems to be singing directly to the listener when he asks, “Remember how we were kids when we were high on haze? We never knew about the way things were.” With any luck, these Brits can help some American kids appreciate their own musical roots a bit better, so they can know “about the way things were...
...Since being awarded the 2008 Summer Games seven years ago, Beijing has engaged in an aggressive effort to clean up its toxic haze, which is among the worst in the world. The city has spent nearly $17 billion on anti-pollution measures such as moving factories, adding subway lines, upgrading boilers and converting coal-heated homes to electric...
...denied any allegations that environmental officials are cooking their numbers. He has called on journalists to tell the world what they see. Long-term residents of Beijing say that the city's air has indeed improved. But as Du announced the new measures a gray haze obscured the hills on Beijing's western edge, which is common...
...become harder to ignore, it is slowly emerging as an option of last resort. The tipping point came in 2006, when the Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric scientist Paul Crutzen published an editorial examining the possibility of releasing vast amounts of sulfurous debris into the atmosphere to create a haze that would keep the planet cool. "Over the past couple of years, it's gone from an outsider thing to something that is increasingly discussed," says Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University...