Word: hype
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Once one person grabs onto something then a million people do. And so that’s sort of been our story all around. Pharrell gets behind it and Kanye gets behind it and people who otherwise wouldn’t look, look. And I think it is all hype until people hear the album...
...humming melodies, Drummey and the rest of the band ready the tour van and equipment for the long haul ahead. Before we part ways, I ask the two what would happen if “Love the Future” tanks and all of Chester French’s hype, acclaim, and access to free jeans are suddenly gone. What would this mean for Wallach’s theory that taste trumps all? Though their seemingly unassailable confidence would seem to have precluded the notion from their minds, failure is an outcome the two have actually considered...
...speech was part of an increasing Pentagon propensity toward "threat inflation." Explained Congressman Les Aspin of Wisconsin: "We are seeing a more exaggerated and disingenuous presentation of the Soviet threat than we have seen in the past." As an example of how this works, critics point to Defense Department hype two years ago for the new Soviet T-80 tank. It was depicted in briefings and a Pentagon publication as fast, heavily armored and bristling with grenade and missile launchers. That was when the Administration was anxious to secure funding for America's new M1 tank. A recent photograph released...
...core group of five players who have all been there before—Vaillancourt and seniors Caitlin Cahow, Brenna McLean, Laura Brady, and Jessica MacKenzie.Stone will look to the veterans to keep Harvard focused in the national spotlight.“There’s a lot of hype around the national championship, and I think they’ll help to settle the younger players down,” Stone said.The Crimson will take the ice in Minnesota tonight for the first time since November 2005. It’s also the first time the team has played...
...Game over folks. The Brad Unger era has come to a close and unfortunately for him, it comes on the heels of a disappointing loss. Harvard closes out its Ivy campaign with a 3-11 record. A disappointing season, considering the hype during the pre-season. Harvard posted a 5-9 record in the Ivies last year...