Word: sullenness
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...harder time inscribing themselves on the collective consciousness in the same way that hip-hop songs do: hip-hop is simply better to dance to, and dancing is a great memory aid. But The Strokes are doing more than most rock bands to pull rock fans out of their sullen corners and onto the dance floor. They may be the most universally popular pop rock band since U2’s glory days in the ’80s, from whence they stole the introduction to “12:51.” If Room On Fire turns...
...Stuff” painted on their bodies—threw condoms at onlookers while outrunning the Harvard police. Bezreh organized this Valentine’s Day stunt, entitled “From Dunster With Love,” to raise the spirits of sullen singles at Harvard. “No one has to spend Valentine’s Day feeling horrible because they don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend,” Bezreh says. “Do something crazy instead of something horrible...
...first is the typical sullen-teenager response, as satisfying as punching someone in the gut—that “I just felt like it, okay...
...acting like a man. I’m acting like an asshole. I’m rude, ungrateful, demanding, misogynistic and sullen. I know that my version of masculinity relies on an unflattering stereotype and that not all men are assholes, but to pass effectively, I feel like I have to exaggerate whatever traditionally “male” characteristics...
...rigid stereotypes of each character. The audience feels somewhat beaten over the head with repetitions of “you’re so dull” and “you’re so crazy” between two opposing characters in a formulaic character foil. The sullen girl’s continuous moping and the irrepressible cheeriness of her friend become overwhelming about ten minutes into the production...