Word: sentimentalization
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...choreographed a classical and emotionally involving dance drama specifically for the second half of the show, and in her creative process, Rau-Murthy temporally embodied the theme of the production: the fusion of old and new South Asian cultures. Co-Director Aditi Mallick ’08 echoes the sentiment and says that she was first drawn to direct the production because of the project’s fearlessness in putting “a new spotlight on the sometimes-forgotten classical dance...
...people, I had to feed them and provide entertainment.” The reassemblers worked unassisted. Though all are enthusiastic about the experience, Frey points out that some of them were “ashamed of their final product,” a strange sentiment in light of the compositions’ beauty and uniqueness. Frey, who is a Cal Poly graduate with an illustration background, turned to landscapes when he saw what he refers to as a “cheesy family painting” that made him want to render them more active. But Frey?...
...They often present Mere Christianity to prospective converts or joyfully pass copies to those who are born again, along with a Gospel of John. Says Christian author Nancy Guthrie, whose new devotional The One Year Book of Hope (Tyndale) opens with a Lewis quote: "I used it because the sentiment was apt, but also because he's almost an inarguable voice" in her community...
Unfortunately, there's a downside to this populist sentiment--that is, innocent casualties bloodied by a medium that trades in rumor, gossip and speculation without accountability. Case in point: Alexandra Polier, better known as the Kerry intern. Rumors of Polier's alleged affair with presidential candidate Senator John Kerry eventually spilled into the blogosphere earlier this year. After Drudge headlined it in February, the blabbing bloggers soon had the attention of tabloid journalists, radio talk-show hosts and cable news anchors. Trouble is, the case was exceedingly thin, and both Kerry and Polier vehemently deny it. Yet the Internet smolders...
...don’t like promulgating competitive sentiment...