Word: lighter
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...Twins” doesn’t aspire to the club. On the best songs—which is to say, all but one or two on this consistently great album—those nods to the ’80s brilliantly showcase Barnes’ superlative songwriting. The lighter-than-air loops and disco-ball riffs seem a natural extension of Barnes’ always-circular tendencies as a hooksmith. Strands of melody that might have spiraled aimlessly in 1999 are effortlessly pulled into place...
...Fill the bottom of the funnel with your favorite illicit substance, bring out a lighter, pop in a trippy CD, and enjoy...
Zocalo is a surprisingly painless trip from Harvard, a 10-minute bus ride and one block walk. Go for the atmosphere, the satisfaction of escaping the Square, and the reality-defying vanilla flan ($4.95), so delicate that eating it almost makes you feel lighter. Just another little surprise that little Zocalo has to offer...
...general idea that change is popular, and therefore increases sales, threatens all kinds of cherished institutions. If lots of people can destroy an institution by telling a pollster that they prefer soft drinks to be sweeter and lighter, will the next step be for meat-packers to start producing a low-calorie hamburger by just adding a lot of airy filler? And will somebody then try combining it with goat cheese? Is anything safe? Will Hershey bars be filled with raisins and Oreo cookies with pink icing? Will apple pie be made la mode with Tofutti...
Though certainly not what the makers of the 1980 comedy Airplane! had in mind when, in one of the better-known clips, a stewardess distributes hefty magazines, only to find a passenger who desires some lighter reading...