Word: soured
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...novelette, which was originally called "Tell Me About It Tomorrow," runs 60 pages as reprinted in a recent collection of Lehman's short fiction. It's good reading, from the title - itself a press agent's misrepresentation of a story drenched in sour stench - to the abrupt ending of Sidney's discovering Hunsecker at the door, seeing his furious face and crying, "J.J.! Jesus! Don't!" (Is he about to beat Sidney up or actually kill him? Is this tale, like "Sunset Blvd." of the same year, narrated by a corpse...
...Crimson’s chances began to sour as Cserny drew her second foul seven minutes into the game and Delaney-Smith sat for the next five minutes...
...drag on economic growth, Korea has been more ruthless. For example, bad debts at Korean banks were reduced by more than 55% last year thanks to aggressive disposal of distressed assets. Meanwhile, Japanese banks are on the verge of collapse as loans to unhealthy, noncompetitive companies continue to sour...
...friend: “19-year-old now mine.” Despite its readability and lighthearted melodrama, the book is ultimately hurt by Watson’s own egoism. His final description of the woman with enough fortitude to marry him does little to neutralize the sour taste already in the reader’s mouth: “Now, more than thirty years later, she remains very much a sweet peach...
...couples. The bar has a diverse menu ranging from pizza and fries to falafel and steamed artichokes. During Grendel’s Happy Hour (5-7:30 p.m. every day and 9-11:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday) all dishes are $3. The nachos—smothered in sour cream, guacamole and cheese—are heavenly when washed down with a Paulaner Hefeweizen, a light German beer served with a lemon wedge in a gigantic glass. On a blustery day, a mug of hot cider hits the spot, especially when enhanced with spiced...