Word: retrospect
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...razor-sharp guitars and a minor hit single, “How We Know,” paved the way two years later for the success of their third, and best, record, 2006’s “The Body, The Blood, The Machine.” In retrospect, that record seems a success more in spite of itself than anything else: the predictably facile “concept” of the album—a desperate romance in a post-apocalyptic dystopia—is kept at bay by irresistibly catchy tracks like “Here?...
...Botero tried to play conservatively in order to provide the space for Snow to make the big plays—but matters unraveled beyond their control. “It all happened too quickly. You don’t have time to think,” Scalise says in retrospect. “When you’re in a game, you just pretty much have to let it flow. If you think, you’re too late...
...could, in retrospect, see the makings of the bust in all this. The shows depicted an economy that no longer made stuff but devised services. They also sold a credit-hooked country the idea of "masstige," or mass luxury. If you couldn't afford couture, you could at least splurge on trendy clothes...
...More recently, a Crimson sports columnist criticized Dartmouth’s politically correct apology for scheduling a hockey game against an opponent with an Indian mascot. He ended his remarks with what, in retrospect, seemed like an ill-advised turn of phrase, speculating that, had the Harvard ladies’ basketball team played Arkansas State, “the Crimson would’ve slaughtered the Indians.” As expected, the Native American community responded with a shrill round of protests and recriminations—the most dramatic of all from a freshman of the Shinnecock tribe, describing...
...scoring for the Crimson, it was sophomore Liza Ryabkina’s third period tally—which gave the team a seemingly comfortable 5-2 lead—that turned out to be the most essential in Harvard’s victory effort.“In retrospect it was huge for us,” Brine said.HARVARD 5, UNION 1Despite not having Vaillancourt, the Crimson had no problem disposing of the last-place Dutchwomen on Friday.Harvard unleashed 48 shots on Union, while allowing only six on its own goal.Brine led the Crimson, kicking off her stellar weekend with...