Word: patheticism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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It's pathetic, of course. But what's most pathetic about it is that it isn't their fault. As trivia freaks among us know, the standard "Qwerty" keyboard was designed for a specific reason. In manual typewriters, keys struck too quickly in sequence would often get stuck in each...
For the Swedish band, the Cardigans, it resides in the encounter of contrary instincts--the sweet, seductive purr of joyful music and the dark, cruel snarl of painful obsessions. Remember "Lovefool," the song from a couple of years ago that burst off the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack and was suddenly, like...
At the half, Dartmouth had 24 yards on 22 rushes. It had 59 yards passing to give a pathetic 83-yard net. Harvard was up 10-0 at intermission, and an incredible defensive third quarter made sure that the Crimson offense could play relaxed.
The second thing I think about--I know this sounds odd--is Bill Clinton. But if you could see this haunted house, you would note how sad and uncomfortable it makes you feel. The place is destroyed and not destroyed; it is both the ghost and the living thing. Its...
Kaye, a Brit who shoots the film with familiar pizazz (low-angle shots, portentous slo-mo, some black-and-white scenes), made his name directing TV commercials in Europe. What's not clear is the product on sale here. It seems to be brotherhood among the races. But David McKenna...