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Word: seemly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problem is, the album doesn't swing. Ferry's winking suaveness would seem perfectly suited to these tunes, but instead Ferry merely comes across as an oddly restrained lounge singer, tired of singing the same songs for the umpteenth time. There's none of the gusto or the delicious abandon of his other covers, and the minimal production on the album doesn't help matters: the horns never are quite brassy enough, and Ferry's voice sounds muted at points. Instead of being languidly wistful, as one presumes he intended, "Falling in Love Again" and "Where or When" is merely...

Author: By Daryl Sng, | Title: Album Review: As Time Goes By by Bryan Ferry | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...things considered, the donation room seemed clean and surprisingly bland, save for the high-brow, black-and-white French photo of a naked Nubian gal. But, of course, the room had a function--that of an ultra-efficient, semen tapping arousal cubicle. Thus, the quintessential stack of Penthouse. Unfortunately, it seems the bank has been having problems with people purloining their porn mags. The laminated cover of the Penthouse explicitly states that it belongs to the Cryobank and none other than the Cryobank. The bank has even taken matters into its own hands, posting threatening notices on the walls...

Author: By Eliot I. Hodges, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Giving the Gift of Life | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...HUPD sent an officer over to talk with Stevens and Gibson. He took their names down and wrote what was stolen. As Gibson recalls, "it didn't seem like there was much he could do." Stevens, who hails from nearby Braintree is a New England Patriots fan and was anxious to watch their game that afternoon. "I was willing to miss the first hour for the Fly-Bys. I ended up missing it anyway, dealing with the police." The Patriots 19-7 win over Cleveland offered some consolation to Stevens...

Author: By Ben C. Wasserstein, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Waking Up to Crime in Matthews Hall | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...Citystep Ball--I would know way more people than like IGP, all the people near and dear to me. Lacrosse--it would seem cold and unfriendly. I don't want to wear pantyhose though...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Would You Rather... | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

Some people seem to think so. I think...

Author: By Amy E. Ooten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Why Baseball, Exactly? | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

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