Word: hokeyness
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...then since he began practicing Tibetan Buddhism, the group spits into the crowd a lot less. Yauch, brought up secularly by a Jewish father and Catholic mother, first meditated after attending teachings by the Dalai Lama in India in 1992. "It felt logical to me," he explains. "Real, not hokey." He spends anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours a day in cross-legged contemplation. Back braced against the wall--a flaw in technique, he'll admit--he repeats short prayers, in English, assigned by his teacher. He prefers not to share their content, other than that they have...
...Many Faces of Bruce will be able to get fans of the original movie into theaters is another story. But Caton-Jones has little patience for purists. "If they want to spend $7.50 to complain about what this film is not, that's their prerogative. I hate that hokey preciousness about not tampering with anything that has been made before," says Caton-Jones. "After all, you can do Shakespeare as many times as you want, and nobody says, 'I've seen that before...
...hokey as it sounds, personal academic satisfaction is what makes it all worthwhile...
...kind of wistful and syrupy stuff into which American folk music has deteriorated. Guthrie's newer songs attempt poetic appraisals of the human condition--rather than satiric ones--which pale before the nutty genius of his older work. And when Guthrie, in his words, "sings pretty" instead of hokey and talky, he sounds a lot like Bob Dylan. But if this is a comparison which a listener naturally would extend to the lyrics, it's a decidedly unfortunate one for Guthrie...
...Hokey Factor: Any high school history teacher will tell you that Boston is laden with history. If you're unfamiliar with the city and are feeling goofy, take the Olde Town Trolley tour. The guides are funny, and the tour takes you to all the important sites. Like Cheers. Afterwards, board the Boston Tea Party ship in Boston Harbor and throw tea over-board (it's all environmentally correct; they haul it in again). In the spring, be sure to take a swan boat ride in the Public Garden--you read about them in Make Way for Ducklings. On both...