Word: staled
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...hospital, any hospital, is a grim place, full of the smells of sickness and antiseptic, stale air, pale faces, hushed voices and old people. Lots of old people. Recently, however, at hospitals like Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Los Angeles, a new group of patients has appeared. They are men in their 20s and 30s, wan and fragile, short of breath and just barely clinging to life...
With a small trace of disdain palpable in his voice for safe, stale Hollywood film product, Haggis explains, “I leave all of the characters where most Hollywood films would say, ‘Okay, that’s the end of Act 2, they’ve asked themselves the big question. Now how do they resolve that in Act 3?’ Well, I wasn’t interested in how they resolved it. I was interested in getting to that point...
Since the meteoric rise of Britain's "Naked Chef," Jamie Oliver (nicknamed for the simplicity of his food, not a lack of wardrobe), the Food Network has been looking for a hip, young American equivalent. As stars like Emeril become familiar fodder for foodies--and slightly stale to some--the network's execs are hoping Lieberman will help carry the franchise forward. "We look at thousands of tapes, trying to find new cooking stars," says Bob Tuschman, the Food Network's director of daytime programming, who was impressed by Lieberman's boy-wonder cooking skills and boy-next-door charm...
Klimkiewicz’ hammer-swing on a high and away fastball—which came to a complete stop somewhere in the Gordon Tennis Center parking lot—reinvigorated a stale Harvard offense in the fifth inning of Game 2 and gave the Crimson a 5-5 tied score, not to mention some relief for Walsh...
...James has actually spent most of his weekends in the company of others since he joined HRSFA last year. James’ obsession with Magic: The Gathering, a card game he picked up after chess became “old and stale,” led him to become involved with the group, but it’s the people that have kept him around...