Word: hazings
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...forest fires raging on the island of Borneo have been giving Southeast Asians alarming flashbacks to the Great Haze of 1997. In some ways this year's blazes, stoked by the drought caused by El Nino, have been even worse, spreading into remote reaches of the virgin rain forest. Since January, hundreds of fires have claimed 700,000 acres of woodland, casting a pall of smoke over the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. While recent rains have quenched many of the fires, the situation remains volatile. Moreover, the whole world may feel...
...smog story, because he/she might forget today's government warning that TV stations could be gagged for reporting negatively on forest-fire smoke. Schools and airports may be closed and visibility reduced to 165 feet, but Information Minister Mohammed Rahmat has expressly forbidden the use of the word "haze" to describe the cloud. Malaysian scribes who turn to their Microsoft Word thesaurus for help will find the most apposite alternative for "haze" is one Minister Rahmat should recognize: befuddlement...
This semester more than ever, I feel the burn. It comes in several forms: 1. That unpleasant haze in which I awake when the alarm goes off after what most people consider a short nap, not a night's rest. 2. That queasy after-lunch feeling that numbs even the most stimulating lectures. 3. That early evening slowdown, where everything works at about half speed until...
...what will the next century be? The reams of guesses made in the next two years are destined to be digitally retrieved decades hence and read with a smirk. But let's take that risk, peer into the haze and slap a few labels on the postmillennial period...
...nonstop expletives, explosive bouts of chillingly realistic domestic violence and frequent screaming. The contaminating influence of American pop culture is everywhere, as indicated by choice shots of American brand names (Ford automobiles, Prozac "happy pills"), clips from American movies and glimpses of American cultural icons. Through a gray haze of depression, addiction and despair, Oldman and his cast somehow manage to salvage a sense of optimism and indomitable vitality from this tangle of wrecked lives. In doing so, they rescue the movie from wallowing in its own despair and self-pity. Be warned--it's not a happy ending...