Word: nailing
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...greatest thing since - well, Matthew McConaughey. But like all large groups of people, the media hounds become restless when there's no drama, no outstanding conflict - after all the glowing adjectives, flattering cover stories, "It Boy" championing, it comes time to tear the good old boy down. But why nail Damon and not Affleck, you ask? After all, Ben's the one with no talent and Ben's the one who's dating Gwynnie. But Ben's also the more charming of the two - he plays to the press with his self-deprecating "I Know I Suck" schtick...
...this is also a comedy of murders. There are chain saws and nail guns, and a severed head cellophaned in the fridge. But the carnage, like the sex scenes, is shot so pristinely that it becomes a nouvelle-cuisine feast; this is a splatter film Martha Stewart could love. The acting is similarly fastidious. A trio of beguiling actresses (Reese Witherspoon, Chloe Sevigny, Samantha Mathis) sing backup as Patrick's favorite victims...
Despite the lessons of history, the fierce resistance of many black lawmakers and a statewide boycott by the NAACP, a small band of Palmetto State officials have fought tooth and nail to ensure the continued, prominent display of the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome for everyone in Columbia to enjoy. The problem, of course, is that not everyone enjoys seeing that particular flag; while the Dixiecrat faction cites it as a symbol of what they refer to as the Confederacy's rich cultural history, their opponents decry the flag as a constant, taunting reminder of the bad old days...
...redesigning of America is not likely to stop with the objects highlighted in your cover story [DESIGN, March 20]. The consumer will have to remodel the kitchen to accept new gadgets. We'll have to reinvent a nail for the elegant hammer and prepare attractive trash for the see-through wastebasket. We architects designed buildings based on such concepts as "form follows function," "organic architecture" and "less is more." Now industrial designers are coining terms like "blobjects," "commodity chic" and "cutensils" by creating items to match. Kudos to them. CLEMENT R. PRABAKARAN Sterling Heights, Mich...
...Onlookers had mixed reactions. For the most part, the third-floories found it funny. Since these relationships were common knowledge, the detailed connections came at no surprise. But for obvious reasons, the proctor didn't frame it and nail it to any walls. But the whereabouts of the chart are now unknown. An irate individual allegedly took it down and doubt remains as to whether or not the chart made it safely into a fireplace. Thankfully however, for Harvard's viewing pleasure, Jane took precautionary measures and scanned the scheming masterpiece...