Word: sourfulness
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...house, they still wanted to be invited back for the holidays. But would they be, today? Wherever you look in Europe, there is a palpable estrangement from U.S. values and rhetoric, at least as expressed by the leaders of the current Administration. What are the wellsprings of current sour European attitudes to the U.S., and how deep are they? How long will they last? How serious are their implications for the ability of the great democracies to work together to confront some of the most pressing issues facing the world? It's easy to dismiss Europe's current, curdled view...
...Luckily for Krzyzewski, he has two more years to reverse American fortunes - gold in Beijing will erase this sour memory and put to rest all these questions. But he has to change his mind-set. "For this sport, we shouldn't just win, we should set the standard," Krzyzewski told TIME before the tournament began. "And to be quite frank with you, the rest of the basketball world wants in some ways for us to do that...
...only surprising element in this family melodrama was Paramount's public airing of its displeasure - as if it wanted to sour all of Hollywood on Tom Cruise, and, by extension, other crazy or cranky stars, of which there are plenty. Since Redstone is not known for shooting from the lip, I'd guess that he, and perhaps other moguls, may be trying to tell its priciest talents that the era of $25 million paydays for a single picture - or the sort of star-studio deal that is lucrative only for the star - is over...
...Mexican orphan, has been adopted by a gang of Coney Island, N.Y., con artists. He has been rechristened Ondoo by his mentors and trained to incant Hindu mumbo jumbo during the séances they stage to bilk millionaires on Long Island's Gold Coast. But their scams turn sour when a young girl goes missing, leaving a trail that leads to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the dark chapter of its history that today's gene scientists don't like to talk about. Ford, who teaches literature at a New Jersey community college, studied Mexican repatriation and the eugenics movement...
...since the 1970s, yogurt has emerged from its former sour self into the lid-lickable treat that helps us lose weight, feel better about being parents and indulge without guilt. The brand we buy might even improve our digestion and the environment simultaneously. Try that with prune juice...