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Word: profounder (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...That doesn't make sense, does it? If Norton gives such a virtuoso performance and creates such profound sympathy for his character, Fight Club should be a masterpiece, right? Oh, so so wrong...

Author: By By SOMAN S. chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fight Club | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...flaw. Unfortunately, it's an actor. Can you guess who it is? Oh yes, Brad Pitt should have been eternally jailed by the acting police after Seven Years in Tibet, Meet Joe Black, etc. etc. The guy has no range. He just yells when he's trying to be profound and adds a slight stutter when he's trying to be subtle. Pitt tries so damn hard not to be a pretty face, but he spends half the movie flexing his muscles and tearing off his shirt. And worst of all, he's self-conscious! Despite his posing...

Author: By By SOMAN S. chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fight Club | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...expression of one's passions without remorse or apology. It is so rare that we are able, as a society, to tell others how we really feel. Thus, telling our friends, families and potential partners what we've been thinking about all these years establishes a bond so profound that even the most ignorant bigot (or the most strident gay activist) can neither sever nor belittle it. It is for these reasons that coming out should be encouraged (when the time is right), and that those considering coming out should receive assistance when examining their thoughts...

Author: By Alex A. Boni-saenz and Cliff S. Davidson, S | Title: Sensationalism Does Not Instill Pride | 10/13/1999 | See Source »

Likely as not, the children themselves are victims of emotional trauma. "These children are suffering profound loss," says Sylvie de Toledo, founder of Grandparents as Parents (GAP), a California support network. "They come with everything from emotional, behavioral, academic and medical problems to physical disabilities from prenatal substance abuse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recycled Parents | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...some time Bill Bradley had been promising something big. While other campaigns parceled out policy papers, he vowed that his ideas would be truly profound. So last week Bradley launched his Zeppelin--a plan that could cost taxpayers $65 billion annually to provide health insurance for most of the 45 million Americans currently without it. "Big problems require big thinking," declared Bradley, dismissing Al Gore's health-care proposal as "timid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem With Bradley's Big Idea | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

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