Word: numb
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...years and is doing it by rote. For them it might be a passion; for him, it's just a job. Hanks, too, seems to sleepwalk through the part; he gives it the fretful stare that spoke tragic volumes in Philadelphia and Saving Private Ryan but just registers as numb here. The villains fare a bit better. Bettany gets some poignance out of his role as self-flagellator and avenging devil, and Alfred Molina, as an Opus Dei poobah, plays liturgical corruption as if he were an Enron exec in robes. McKellen, a pro's pro, lends suavity and power...
...coma, leaving Olmert to take over as acting government head and party leader. In last month's general election, Kadima won more seats in parliament than any other party, cementing Olmert's claim as Prime Minister--and capping a run of political fortune that has left counterparts numb with disbelief and possibly jealousy. "Winning the lottery is easier to contemplate than Ehud ever becoming Prime Minister," says Yossi Sarid, formerly of the left-wing Meretz Party, who has known Olmert for 30 years. "But being lucky is very important. And to be Prime Minister of Israel, you need a little...
...self-deprecation in which it can grow. Perhaps it is time to stop obsessing over the awkward kitsch and start having more faith in our own abilities to be functional members of society. Declaring things “awkward” when they are merely natural does nothing but numb us to the truly awkward instances in life. The overpopulation of ‘awkwards’ has become redundant to the point of not saying anything at all, because really, being awkward is old news...
...damage had been done. The Canadians were frothing. And during the gold-medal final, U.S. referee Stacey Livingston dealt a lopsided number of penalties to Canada, which added to their fury. "The refereeing was atrocious," recalls Canadian captain Cassie Campbell. "But we expected it, and we were numb to it. The scoreboard clock could have fallen, and we were still going to skate around it and win." Canada triumphed...
...Part D, and then learned that under the terms of her policy, she would have to pay $308.68 for a month's supply of morphine, which she takes for her chronic pain. "I flipped out," she says. "First I was shocked, then I started crying. Now I'm just numb. I'm bipolar. I'm kind of getting depressed." Patterson sobs at the idea of borrowing money she can't pay back. "Whoever voted this into policy was a bunch of jerks, and they never knew what it was like to live on a fixed income and have to have...