Word: numbing
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Beatrice appeared strong in handling the news. But perhaps she was numb. Numb to the troubles of her son. Numb to living in an apartment with blown-out Windows overlooking a dump site. An apartment which was no room in Lowell House. At 4 p.m., Russell drove back to the main news desk on Park Ave. Beatrice went out to play the lottery...
...while, we should be able to forget about the numbers and statistics that numb our society into the submission to greater forces than the present. How many delegates to the Democratic Convention does Bill Clinton have? In my couple of years, who cares? What do the leading economic indicators say this month? I don't know. I couldn't tell you what they meant even if I did and you probably wouldn't want to know anyway...
...could have imagined . . . such horror. There is a moment of black epiphany at the revelation of a particularly heinous crime -- a moment that is both oracular and inexpressible. Statistics and forensic minutiae will eventually move in to cloud our vision. And the incessant patter of news updates will inevitably numb us, pushing onward the boundaries of our tolerance for atrocity. But in the beginning, as we make out the shape of the crime, as we see it unfolding like some putrid flower, one word sputters to our lips: "Monster." The word applies whether the alleged criminal is a killer-cannibal...
...movie. He asks and gets twice that price, and the moguls know it is a fair deal. He will show up on time, throw his beautifully beveled body into every scene, take direction conscientiously -- and when it comes time to promote the picture, press the flesh till fingers go numb. "Arnold loves being a movie star," says Ivan Reitman, his director on Twins and Kindergarten Cop. "He approaches the role with great gusto and charm. He is a throwback to the classic movie stars of the '40s, who were proud of their profession. If you're going...
Baseball's best team can dazzle you with speed, numb you with power, destroy you with their arrogance -- and that's just when Rickey Henderson is at bat. Add the glower of Jose Canseco and the death stare of Dave Stewart, and you have a team that looks as tough as it plays. This October, the A's know that their true opponents will not be the Pirates or Red Sox or Reds, but the ghosts of great teams past...