Word: somberness
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...talking Tim out of this idea and keeping his own marriage from foundering. The author trots out these carnal misadventures with his usual comic flair. Patrick is a typical Amis hero, a young fogy who finds much of the world exasperating. Beneath the crackling surface, though, lies a more somber tale of people behaving badly and, in most cases, finally coming to their senses...
Democrats were somber in the face of difficult political decisions the report will force on whether to uphold their party's most visible official, who stands third in line of succession to the White House...
...Somber drums banged, and flutes trilled a song of sadness. Shinto priests, accompanied by veiled artifacts too sacred to be seen, marched in solemn cadence. As 10,000 invited guests looked on, Emperor Akihito bowed. Facing the coffin of the man who was once revered by his people as a living divinity, Akihito intoned, "Filled with profound grief, we bid you farewell...
...Ending a somber national vigil, the ruler of the Chrysanthemum Throne succumbs to cancer at 87. His son and successor, Crown Prince Akihito, remains a mystery to his countrymen and a cipher abroad. -- Despite Gorbachev' s promise that consumer goods will proliferate under perestroika, the opposite proves true. -- A day in the life of a Soviet shopper...
...bland and safe. The best new buildings and products are lively and provocative even as they avoid ideological purity. The compelling modernism of the moment is lush, dreamy and concerned with appropriateness, not big, inhumane and cookie-cutter corporate; successful ersatz-old-fashioned buildings are lately tough and even somber, not merely quaint and pleasant. Hybrids abound, and modesty is a virtue. Tod Williams and Billie Tsien's Long Island pool house, for example, combines industrial materials and delicate details. The Clayton County (Ga.) Library delivers a high concept with a relatively low budget. The finest work, from Washington...