Word: notionalism
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...Wells, when he was introduced later as part of this year's iteration, was greeted genially by some in the stands, and ignored by others. As I saw Wells tip his hat to Mr. Torre from the field, it reinforced the notion that we're not sure just yet how we feel about Wells. Wells, Halama, Mantei, Clement: let's see how they do. Roberts we love and always will (and the betting here is, he'll be back one day). We love (No-Need-to-Panic, We've Got) Leskanic, unlikely winner of that pivotal Game Four...
...regret that people were offended by the notion of Snoop Dogg coming to Harvard, and it was certainly not our goal to insult any portion of the student body,” Glazer said...
...lessons are not all explicitly political. One crucial notion that Harvard students and our president might absorb from time abroad starts in a place called the campus pub—found in most universities outside the Puritan New England belt. It’s not the drinking symbolized by the pub that matters (though a pre-lecture Guinness is delightful). It’s about having one place, one central place, for every single student, whether they’re fomenting revolution or playing a trivia game. My brother met a lass or 10 at his student union, a friend...
...what has come to be called minimalist fiction. It does not follow that Tracer is better than the best works by Raymond Carver, Ann Beattie, Mary Robison or Frederick's older brother Donald. They are among the most prominent writers who have experimented in various ways with the notion that in storytelling, less is both more and positively too much. But those who are curious about what the minimalists are up or down to can learn a lot by starting right here...
...popular culture sternly reinforces this notion...