Word: hype
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...movies, it's Natalie Portman. in music, it's Norah Jones. And in fashion, it's Phoebe Philo. "It," in this case, refers to a woman who, without much hype or hoopla, emerges as the leader of the pack in her field, the swan the others paddle behind like cygnets. All three women are young and down-to-earth. And everybody wants a piece of them, or in Philo's case, as many pieces - bags, skirts, dresses - as they can afford. But unlike Portman or Jones, Philo is not yet a household name. She is the 31-year-old creative...
With all the hype about the countless fad diets out there, it was nice to read praise for the healthier method of staying in physical shape--getting off one's duff and exercising. It was courageous of TIME to point out Americans' laziness and make the connection between obesity and our passion for convenience. Being healthy takes more than putting down the feedbag. It means getting off the couch and engaging in forward motion. What a novel concept...
...movies, it's Natalie Portman. In music, it's Norah Jones. And in fashion it's Phoebe Philo. "It," in this case, refers to a woman who, without much hype or hoopla, emerges as the leader of the pack in her field, the swan the others paddle behind like cygnets. All three women are young and down to earth. And everybody wants a piece of them, or in Philo's case, as many pieces--bags, skirts, dresses--as they can afford. But unlike Portman or Jones, Philo is not yet a household name. She is the 31-year-old creative...
During my tenure as president of The Crimson, my own value system was tested almost every day as I had to answer to those within the organization itself and to those in the Harvard community at large. Initially, I was tempted to get caught up in the hype of running a major organization at Harvard, but soon realized that we were all young adults who had a lot of learning to do. We report on very serious and sensitive issues. It is one thing to report on the world at large, when peers are reporting on other peers...
...National hype surrounding the Core curriculum eventually enticed professors to design courses which fit Harvard’s new approach to education. But many faculty members still shied away from teaching courses designed for non-concentrators, students termed “the ignorant masses,” in a Sept. 14, 1979 article from The Crimson...