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Word: reade (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those who haven't read Raymond's excellent New Hacker's Dictionary, is geek for "fear, uncertainty and doubt"--a trick invented by IBM and perfected by Microsoft for scaring people away from a competitor's product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FUD And Loathing In Redmond | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...read too earnestly in Pleasantville an allegory of American society would be to distort its main intent, which is to please. Its political and cultural allusions are more playful than profound, and in overall tone it remains light-hearted, never leaving the comic realm. This is one of the reasons the movie succeeds so effortlessly. Great drama it may not be, but it's certainly at treat to watch...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Color My World Nostalgic With 'Pleasantville' | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

...potential for appreciating the prints' technical value was high. Despite this, I did not enjoy the exhibition. I did not feel much pleasure from looking at flat but detailed images. If you're like me, you'll stay at home and read the comics in The Crimson...

Author: By Risha Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cutting to the Chase: 'Woodcuts' Lacks Laughs | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

...them said that despite intimations fromHarvard to the contrary, "We didn't know aboutcounseling opportunities until we [read] what JoeWrinn said [in The Crimson...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Security Guards' Labor Dispute To Be Mediated | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

Most endearing in spite of his sleazy role is Stanley Tucci. Though the ending could read as a reproach to Grigoris, he ends up on top, reigned in if not transformed. Like Robin Hood, he has the miraculous ability to bend morality and its most loyal adherents without making either immoral. By the end, one is convinced of the justice of his scheme since even with his cheating, there remians genuine goodness in him. It is hard to sort out what was what and who was right, but in the end they're all endearing. If robbing the rich puts...

Author: By Carla A. Blackmar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE ALARMIST | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

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