Word: sparking
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...struggle to scrounge up an abundance of hip-hop heads in Harvard’s history (no, Natalie Portman doing her take on “Lazy Sunday” on Saturday Night Live doesn’t count), Amaker has a unique opportunity to spark a little bit of role reversal...
...moving—yet it detracts from its ability to move as one cohesive piece. But less-than-best Bird is still miles better than most of today’s music: “Armchair Apocrypha” is sweeping and atmospheric, with ego-probing lyrics that spark neuron firestorms—and establish Bird as undeniably indie, at least for now. Bird is dealing with topics of self-reflection that require more existential honesty than many listeners will feel comfortable giving. Would most listeners agree with Bird when, in “Imitosis,” he sings...
...first kart race, he charged "more like a mature driver than a novice," remembers Martin Hines, owner of the Zip Kart racing company. Scything his way through the field just outside London, Hamilton had a confident style that seemed different from normal rookies, Hines says. "There was a little spark about...
...brutal assaultwhen he was 26 broke his neck and put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. It also helped spark a shift on the professional football field, where New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley took the intentional hit from Oakland Raider Jack Tatum during a 1978 exhibition game. Tatum, who defended his play, saying "My best hits border on felonious assault," was not penalized, never apologized and later wrote books billing himself as an "NFL assassin." Stingley visited paralyzed players, started a nonprofit group for inner-city kids and forgave Tatum. "It was only after...
...same way that Nelson pushed Weissbourd to reach his best, Weissbourd now hopes to provide Harvard with a spark to achieve greater success...