Word: solemnizing
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...When was the last time "nice" was the dominant trend in pop culture? Maybe when I was a kid, in the '50s. Back then, the mainstream was bland, solemn, reassuring, and I was a part of it. I thought that "Father Knows Best" was a documentary - that its ethos of domestic civility was the overwhelming norm. But I was also exposed to, and invigorated by, lots of what would now be called "transgressive art" - popular works that exceeded or demolished the official standards of probity. I attended horror movies, read vivid comic books, gorged on a diet of rock...
...America's "solemn pledge to educate every child," says Bush. Citing the 51% increase in kids' passing Texas' test during his tenure, Bush says he has the record to start an education "crusade...
...Yates was arraigned on charges of murdering eight women, all allegedly engaged in prostitution and drug use. He was also charged with robbing and attempting to kill Christine Smith. Hands folded before him, Yates looked more like a solemn insurance adjuster than a criminal. He pleaded not guilty on all counts. His lawyer, veteran public defender Richard Fasy, who is trying to persuade prosecutors not to seek the death penalty, describes Yates as "a relatively intelligent man who has some insights into his predicament...
...other side. Rather than feeling an increased "sense of isolation and affront," as the court warns us those in the religious minority might experience, I sometimes found an unexpected degree of the opposite: inclusion and camaraderie with my teammates after taking part in the pregame prayers, a solemn connection that I wanted to scoff at but, because it moved me, could...
...days before Commencement were given over to drunken revelry, but the spiritual oratory served as counterpoint to less solemn activities like attacking student theses and gorging at feasts...