Word: spiritless
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...fascism and communism, is likely to face three others. The first is tribalism, as in Bosnia. This is, of course, nothing new. But democracies are often maladroit at dealing with minorities that seek group empowerment. The second challenge will be fundamentalism. Capitalism can be cold, consumption oriented and spiritless, alienating those who feel repelled by its modernity and its materialist values. Some will respond by embracing traditional religions or New Age spirituality, but there is also likely to be, especially in the Islamic world, a more fierce religious challenge that rejects individual liberties as well as the materialism that comes...
...some especially bland series. Hall had a much publicized fight over "creative differences" with his former head writer, David Rosenthal, a veteran of Ellen, and replaced him with Timothy O'Donnell, who had worked on Dave's World and Growing Pains. Three other writers come from the defunct and spiritless Molly Ringwald vehicle Townies. Clearly, Arsenio isn't aiming for bite...
...election that seemed spiritless was in fact a demonstration of positive satisfaction in the achievement of a clear, if unimaginative, centrism that most people had wanted for quite a while: fewer guns, tougher laws, lower crime, higher culture (it was never just the economy, stupid), cleaner air, freer trade, better teaching, less deficit, less welfare and abortion rights unchanged...
Viewers won't shed many tears. The Republicans' Stepford convention made for a spiritless, sadly anachronistic TV show. To their credit, the TV reporters tried hard to find blemishes in the happy face being presented, searching for any stray Buchanan delegate (or Buchanan himself) willing to complain. Usually, though, the displays of journalistic independence were pointless. NBC aired a few minutes of Kay Bailey Hutchison's speech on Tuesday night, then broke away so anchorman Tom Brokaw could summarize the juiciest lines for analyst Tim Russert ("She goes on to say that 'it's time to wake up to President...
...Beanpot Record: The Harvard section of the Boston Garden looked empty and spiritless compared with the packed B.U., Boston College and Northeastern sections. Terriers fans wore over-sized painters caps emblazoned with what seemed to be the school motto--"We want more!" --and chanted affectionate words at the mute Harvard band. B.C. fans came decked out in tacky purple-and-gold rugby shirts. Even Northeastern fans waved banners to HARVARD MEN'S HOCKEY (10-9 overall, 10-6 ECAC) Player GMS8 G A PTS P/PM Peter Ciavaglia 19 20 29 49 0/0 Ted Donato 19 13 32 45 9/18 Mike...