Word: ladened
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Movies like Star Wars, the pioneer of effects-laden movies, engendered "The Making of..." specials in which audiences saw that the production of the special effects was sometimes as interesting, and requires as much ingenuity, as their placement in the actual movie. Now, it's simply: "Oh, they did that with computers." We are by now so numbed to realistic-looking explosions and sci-fi stuff in movies that we take their existence for granted...
Musically, the songs on So Long can basically be divided into two categories: brightly furious power chord attacks and funkier, brass-laden ska-themed tunes. Usually the band offers a more varied collection, such as with the two previous releases. Heavy Petting Zoo and Punk In Drublic, but not this time around. As for lyrics, traditional NOFX fare can be expected--pointless nuggets of comedy taken from lead singer Fat Mike's crazy world and critical mini-harangues that fit within the confines of the under-one-and-a-half-minute rock song. The topics have become expected and patterned...
...What about all the turmoil surrounding the preparation of the new Joy, most of which has been blamed on her? "I'm emotional, but I'm not difficult," she counters. "I'm dramatic, I'm intense, but people like to work with me." Over a table laden with desserts, including le vacherin minute et meringue reglisse and le kouglof glace au caramel, Guarnaschelli confides that she gained 25 lbs. while working...
Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis' letter in The Crimson (Oct. 24) detailing the College's policies on alcohol was laden with contradictions and a clear lack of understanding and remoteness from student life...
...Dartmouth victory may well signify the end of an era in Ivy football. The senior-laden Dartmouth squad--including nine of 11 defensive starters--has dominated Ivy football for almost two years, bringing a 15-game Ivy League win streak into Saturday's contest...