Word: momentous
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...says something about our media culture that it took a mammoth event held in a sports arena to demonstrate the power of a moment of quiet. Jackson's memorial was an outsize spectacle, befitting an entertainer who engaged the world through outsize spectacles. The performers and eulogizers were A-list, the music anthemic, the casket gold-plated. And yet the service was also cathartic and tasteful, especially compared with the media frenzy that preceded...
...Sherr, an Oregon State University professor of oceanography, said in an e-mail. "The fact that the locals say they've never seen anything like it suggests that it might represent some exotic species which has drifted into the region, perhaps as a result of global change. For the moment, that's just a guess...
...million people in the streets it's called French democracy; but here if we put 10,000 Sandinistas in the streets it's viewed as violence or aggression," lamented presidential advisor Orlando Nunez.The Sandinistas insist the trees - and everything else they do - is a celebration of a historic moment in time, the Sandinista victory that represents the birth of eternal hope, just like Christmas. Except every...
...Loewe’s “Camelot” plays only until September, and theater-goers should relish it. Ruggiero may misinterpret Arthur’s story, but he tells it beautifully. His production is, in Lerner’s words, “one brief shining moment...
...When that pain will come, and how intense it may be, is still anyone's guess. For the moment, at least, China is again growing smartly - and that's more than much of the rest of the world...