Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hours brings the futuristic pulse of his last few albums to a screeching halt, pushing back with retro riffs and a painful amount of awkward nostalgia. The continued use of synthesizers in such a mix seems like contrived "coolness." The lack of interest or elegance apparent in song after song of faded love and introspection reduces Bowie's renowned musical and lyrical ferocity to tired (and tiresome) whining. Every track has its moments, but such nuances in a banal batch of tunes only remind the listener of better Bowie. "If I'm Dreaming My Life" and "The Pretty Things...
...nabbed an Oscar at the ripe old age of 26. Harvey Weinstein, Miramax president, swoons over his proclaimed "Muse"--she's "beautiful," "talented," and "respected," he says, and the world nods in agreement. But how much of it is real--and how much is hallucination caused by that lack of oxygen? Look closer and the house of cards crumbles. Paltrow was "inconsolable" after her break-up with Brad Pitt; she cried in magazines for months, lamenting the loss of the "love of her life" and partly blaming the media for the fall-out. Three months later--three months!--Ben Affleck...
...Arts expos ("Something Rotten in the State of Harvard Theater," Oct. 22) presents the theater community with an opportunity to discuss diversity in Harvard productions. This piece presents the Harvard theater community as a closed group that shuns racial diversity in casting. While the lack of diversity in student theater is clearly a problem, the situation itself, and its causes, are more complex. Several productions this semester received a mixture of actors in their audition pools and ended up with diverse casts; indeed, minority actors are now playing leading roles in several shows...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC )wants to make clear that theater here is open to all members of the Harvard community. The lack of diversity is not intentional in any way. We, as well as directors around campus, would love to see a more diverse audition pool...
...When we had the Krueger incident, everyone showed up," he said. "These gentlemen don't have the courage and decency to admit they were involved. It shows a total lack of responsibility and character...