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...favorable reaction when the story first broke,” Kaiser said, “and we’re hoping to organize some kind of discussion of the issue at the reunion...
...reaction is not in any way atypical. Because while the consequences of missing out on ten years of “Cheers” reruns may have done little to affect me at a basic functional level, they have had far-reaching and undeniable significance on my social interactions. You’d be surprised how often TV shows come up in everyday conversation—and not just the simple water-cooler conversation about which Survivor got kicked off last night. We are required on a daily basis to draw from a vast store of television lore. The third...
...initial reaction to the statement that I don’t have TV at home inevitably brings the conversation to an abrupt halt, combined with a dropped jaw or two. People often act offended, as if it’s personally injurious to them that this freak had to ruin the seemingly innocuous prime time-themed discussion. Then come the questions, demands that I explain myself. My reason for not having TV is not straightforward; it can’t be chalked up to religion or a hermetic lifestyle. Finally, my companions’ dissatisfaction with my explanation produces...
...movement began as a reaction against critical theory. Its founders wanted to return to a model of thinking about what environmental writing does that “credits its power to capture the nature in words,” Buell says. “A good piece of writing gives you back the world word through the word world. You can’t think about the environment without making it more than just a self-contained intellectual exercise in a bubble...
...touch of nerves for the one inning that I pitched in Illinois [in the Brecthelsbauer Classic],” Voaklander said. “So, in reaction to that, I had mentally prepared myself for Florida to keep cool while I was throwing. I may have been too cool at first—Coach [Jenny Allard] had to give me a friendly boost after the first inning—but it worked...