Word: metaller
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...from various munchie-satisfying deep fried foods, dust kicked up from dancing around the drum circle and the omnipresent haze of the featured substance, raising the question of whether this gathering of thousands is really a rally or a party, not to mention the exact role of a heavy metal band from New Hampshire with a strange visual resemblance to ZZ Top headlining for your typical Phish concert crowd...
...hard to imagine armed guards, metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs at the Science Center, but in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks, security and terrorism experts say nothing can be ruled...
Simple security measures—guards and metal detectors at building entrances, ID checks, and bollards, which are concrete pots that guard against car bombs, around key buildings—can have a strong deterrent effect...
...potty-mouthed lyrics didn't keep Slipknot's eponymous major-label debut from going platinum. In addition to courting publicity by defecating onstage and engaging in mild acts of violence with concertgoers, Slipknot has catered to rap-metal fans by mixing turntables and a sampler into its burlesque of drums and distorted guitar. Cannier still is the band's use of costumes at a time when metal is dominated by average dudes in sweatshirts. The band's macabre looks, like its hyperbolic lyrics, suggest the teenage alienation it sings about is a horror on par with the evils depicted...
...small bomb. Before Sept. 11, it was common for airport security agents to allow passengers to carry uninspected cell phones or small pocket knives with blades up to four inches long. Of the new security measures announced in the wake of the attacks, only the ban on metal knives would have interfered with the recent hijackings. The ending of curbside check-in and the restriction of boarding areas to ticket-holding passengers may serve to inconvenience terrorists, but such measures seem ill-designed to stop them...