Word: joying
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...charisma by Hilary Swank—on her first trip across the Atlantic Ocean; the year is 1928, and Earhart’s airplane swoops gently over the vast seascapes and mountains of clouds. In “Amelia,” flying is about freedom and joy, an attitude completely forgotten in our modern age, with its long security queues and, since 9/11, vague sense of menace. Today, Earhart’s career is incomprehensible—her solo flights, undertaken simply to set records and to gain publicity, may be viewed with suspicion by audiences unfamiliar with...
...office the night before and change the settings, or push the clocks back manually, still though the employees probably have watches. You can’t really blame people for waking up late on Sundays really; the only thing they’re missing is The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross and there can be only so many happy little trees...
...joy soon turned to dejection, as Omosegbon was sent off in the 56th minute for a foul on Grandstrand. Omosegbon, trying to dribble the ball into the box, took a heavy touch that ran through to Grandstrand. Perhaps frustrated with his poor touch, the sophomore defender decided not to pull out of a tackle on Grandstrand—and paid the penalty...
...while the drop from “She Wolf” to the rest of the songs on the album is a perilously steep one, at least this peak grazes the very moon and comes dressed in a flesh-colored leotard. Watch the video; it will give you joy...
...Girls, aims to recreate this early-’80s recalcitrant feeling but falls short of succeeding. Pairing distinct, minor guitar riffs with scratchy and ethereal vocals, the duo—fronted by multi-instrumentalist Joel McIntyre of Pirate/Rock—brings to mind British post-punk staple Joy Division and ’80s one-hit-wonder Modern English, with a hint of Sigur Rós mysticism. The project, while coming somewhat near a rousing post-generation-Y anarchist spirit, ultimately fails at both creating a niche for itself and inspiring the alternative attitude so intended...