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...Relays and the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic next week, Christensen indicated that she will likely sit out one of the meets. “The collegiate indoor and outdoor season is so long that if you don’t work in some downtime between season, things get really stale,” Thomas said. But Christensen realizes that to stay at the top, she can’t rest for too long. “She’s basically just going to lift this week,” Thomas said. “She’s adamant...
...sentences like “_____ and I met just after college waiting on tables at _____ in _______, ________.” While this is a clever idea, Colbert’s execution lacks the raunchy details necessary to inflame the reader’s imagination, and the one-note joke gets stale after a couple pages. On the front flap, editor Ben Karlin asserts that this is not a self-help book. But it nevertheless provides a remedy of sorts. For everyone who has struggled with love, this book turns that pain into something to share, chuckle over, and even cherish...
...half-naked women splash around in crystal-clear water. Everyone’s having a good time, right? Immediately the scene cuts to a beachside menage-a-trois. Talk about throwing a bone to the audience. The movie eventually collapses into a sloppy mess. The dialogue is inane and stale, and the attempts at witty punch lines and dry humor consistently fall flat. The generic suspense movie soundtrack also gets boring fast. Few of the characters in this story have any on-screen chemistry at all. The pace of the film is quick but jerky, and the first half seems...
...Adams House ArtSpace brimmed with thumping techno, lasciviously gyrating bodies, and a stale, acrid fog machine haze. At least one face-painted, shirtless, sweaty dude bounced around the room, beckoning fellow revelers to join him in electronica ecstasy. And yet, Friday night’s Underground Rave—sponsored by DAPA, Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors—was a decidedly wholesome affair. Despite being alcohol-free, the event managed to attract more than 300 curious party people over the course of the night. Pre-gaming is an admittedly useful innovation. But the event had the surprising...
...thinking about plays in new ways by mixing up the racial politics of the casting,” Lester says. But that time, he says, has passed. “Frankly, once an idea reaches Broadway, it’s an indication that the idea is perhaps a little stale.”A DIVERSITY OF SKILLSLester is referring to the all-black production of Tennesee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” a first for Broadway, which began performances February 12. Thanks to the high-profile staging and an A-list...