Word: nag
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...itself a political narrative—ends at description, failing to provide a true critique of the system by not offering a “solution.” Didion does this intentionally; her goal is to “teach” and to “nag,” not to provide easy answers but to incite critical thought among an apathetic populace. It has the feel of a whistleblower’s account; the reader almost feels ashamed, even voyeuristic, to be given this kind of “insider access” to the process...
...Israeli researchers' downplaying of the importance of mysterious bones found at Qumran near the Dead Sea [SCIENCE, Aug. 6] is reminiscent of the Vatican's dismissive reaction to the discovery of the Nag Hammadi codices, a set of significant scrolls found before the Dead Sea Scrolls. By rejecting the idea that the bones might be those of Jesus, the Israeli experts may be seeking to protect prevailing religious doctrines. Indeed, your article closes with the sentence "To keep on the right side of the rabbis, the Israeli archaeologists say they have already reburied the bones." I would add that their...
First-generation technology, you'll recall, allowed homemakers to call their partners on the way home from work to nag them to pick up the dry cleaning. (It succeeded zero-generation: yelling real loud.) That begat 2G, which most of us use, though rarely to its full potential, which includes text messaging and sending smiley faces to classmates. (DoCoMo became a renewed symbol of Japanese tech prowess by popularizing those features, especially with the young, through its i-mode service.) 3G is an exponential jump, allowing one to do pretty much anything a PC can, anywhere. Its hype was such...
...across like a crabby housewife continually pointing out flaws in her husband’s manner of dressing. He overcomes this in the rare moments of true poignancy, when he shouts, “Stop the world, I want to get off.” Galeano is not a nag without good reason, and he doesn’t propose a solution because there is none: “Social injustice is not an error to be corrected, nor is it a defect to be overcome. It is an essential requirement of the system. No natural world is capable...
...soapbox. His tales have got leaner as he keeps refining them down, explaining less, saying more in fewer words. While there is a moment in every book when some character cuts to the bone to pinpoint the evil of power, the preaching is subtle, the moral left to nag at the reader after the story is done...