Word: neatness
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There was common agreement, especially among the young, that Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still was a really neat movie. And so it remains, for a lot of reasons: its timing, at the onset of the atomic age and the cold war; the clear identification of Klaatu as a Christ figure (his earth name is John Carpenter - or "JC" if you care to parse those initials - and his surname refers us to Jesus's occupation); the fact that its success helped initiate what amounted to a new and potent movie genre - sci-fi - and, above...
...Britain during and after World War II meant people ate more simple foods, says Day. Families stopped passing on their offal recipes, and people eventually became squeamish about such dishes. "We became a nation of muscle-devourers, confining our carnivorous activities to the brown stuff that came in neat, little polystyrene trays with some cling-film over the top of it to make it look neat and tidy," he says. Many types of offal, especially brains, were banned when mad-cow disease struck in the late 1990s. Day says the revival now might be a sign of people yearning...
...room is generally pretty neat,” she said, “so it was a huge shock to see our rooms trashed like that...
...Harvard’s basketball derbies any less exciting.“Anytime you can win games against local universities, local programs, some of your natural non-conference rivalries around this geographical area with so many schools, it’s a fun thing, it’s a neat thing,” Amaker said. “We are hoping it gives a chance to raise our profile.”Harvard will need a strong performance if it is to beat the Terriers tonight. The Crimson have not beaten BU since the 2000-01 season, losing...
...seemed like a neat idea when Research in Motion (RIM) announced it in October: the first smartphone with a clickable touchscreen. I even enjoyed the few minutes I spent playing with a prerelease version of the BlackBerry Storm, which goes on sale Nov. 21 for $200 (after the $50 rebate from wireless carrier Verizon...