Word: instantism
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...full backing band with a blazing guitar riff, saxophone solo, and wall-of-sound production. The lyrics, which trot out old Springsteen themes like the search for identity and longing for excitement, are not particularly inspired, but there’s no denying the song’s instant gratification potential. “Radio Nowhere” sets the pace for the next two rockers. “You’ll Be Coming Down” features a drumbeat reminiscent of “Dancing in the Dark,” while the horns and swagger...
...mutters that Lars is "in love with that slutty hunk of silicone." But most of the other residents of this wintry Midwestern town go with the flow. They've been urging the cripplingly shy Lars to get a girlfriend. And this one is gorgeous enough to be an instant local celebrity; she looks like Angelina Jolie but smaller and less animated. So let Lars be her Brad Pitt or even her Billy Bob Thornton...
...past generations to expand their horizons and learn about the world simply by having an atlas open in front of them. (Not to mention books, newspapers and encyclopedias.) It seems that the desire to get lost in the world and to learn something new has been overtaken by the instant gratification of point-to-point directions...
...Long-Distance Relationships, a Web-based clearinghouse for research in this nascent field. While military deployments, migratory jobs and economic need have long forced couples around the world to live apart, in America today, it is more often the woman's career that drives the separation. Technologies like instant messaging and Skype make the parting easier by facilitating virtual pillow talk that keeps couples in touch...
...kept pushing in drugs. I asked him repeatedly, "Do you feel sleepy, Nick, or a little drunk, or anything?" And he just kept smiling, saying no and talking about wine recipes and the exploits of Leonidas. Sedating old people is a dangerous business - they can stop breathing in an instant - so by the time we had given him enough narcotic to drop a horse and he wasn't even sleepy, we knew we couldn't give him any more. We had to reduce the hip with Nick fully awake...