Word: sensationalizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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In his speech after dinner, Evans recounted a tale the book dealers found more appetizing: how a struggling journalist and floundering filmmaker wrote his first novel and became an overnight sensation. "I am still bewildered that I have this new career," he said. "If I'd been asked to write...
So, after a season of trying to fit in--and not just on the soccer field--Emily Stauffer is not a freshman phenom anymore. In 1995, Stauffer will have to settle for sophomore sensation. For the Harvard women's soccer team, that--and the Ivy League title--will be just...
Recently, ELIZABETH TAYLOR's life has been a bit of a bust for sensation junkies. Per fume launches and charity work are fine, but they don't evoke the Liz who made headlines just by quarreling with Richard Burton. So when "ol' violet eyes" announced that she and seventh husband...
WORDS, SPOKEN AND OTHERWISE The exquisite specialization of neurons for processing very precise sorts of information -- moving but not still objects, the sensation of touch on a finger that isn't there anymore -- is perhaps at its most highly refined when it comes to language. As a result, brain-damaged...
Still, individual songs shine. The hip-hopping Money features sly, smart vocals by Jackson and an aggressive, gnarled beat, aptly capturing the sensation of being strangled by consumerism. And although the media-bashing Tabloid Junkie might strike some as self-serving, the song is still cutting and catchy. Also, Shaq...