Word: humse
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But it is his nonfiction that Wendt, the first Polynesian professor of New Zealand literature, believes will last. "As I write these words ? the sound of that vexed harbour hums in my ears," writes Stevenson in A Footnote to History (1892), his journalistic account of the cultural friction that greeted...
Last May CITIC opened a four-member office in Manhattan's World Trade Center to deal directly with U.S. banks and corporations. Headed by Ding Chen, 56, a Harvard-trained economist, the facility hums with activity. Awed moneymen quickly dubbed Ding "Dr. Go" for his tireless jaunts around the country...
In fact, the orchestra’s volume hums well beneath that of the soloists throughout the opera. The orchestra’s willingness to provide the often under-appreciated accompaniment demonstrates a mature musical sensitivity that audiences will appreciate. Of course, the player must have realized that it a...
And there it is. After nearly a half-hour of spouting pop philosophy, quoting Outkast lyrics (“shake it like a Polaroid picture,” he hums at one point) and waxing faux-political, Russell has finally come clean. The secret behind the tangled existential web of...
When it comes to presidential politics, there is no SUV. We all surrender our headsets and consoles and pile into a 1964 Chrysler with bench seats and no drink holders and one radio. And we have forgotten how we ever managed to ride in this damn thing without murdering one...