Word: tepidity
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When the best moment of a movie focuses on the image of changing hemlines in a dress shop window to illustrate the passage of time, one has to wonder what the filmmakers were aiming for. In this tepid remake of The Time Machine (1960), all the enduring themes of the epic H.G. Wells novel have been repackaged into a spectacle reminiscent of a frivolous fashion trend. Yes, all the special effects are there, but not to great effect. This Time Machine falls flat on its carefully crafted digital...
...What can the U.S. do about it? Karzai has appealed for the international community to beef up its 4,000-strong peacekeeping force and extend its operations beyond Kabul. But the response, thus far, has been tepid. Although the U.S. remains opposed to participating, the State Department has proposed that the U.S. offer logistical and intelligence support - and offer rescue missions - to entice others to send more troops. But the Pentagon prefers accelerated efforts to build a new national army for Afghanistan, which the U.S. would help train, organize and equip in order to allow Afghans...
...discussion between Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel West ’71 sparked the conflict, leading prominent members of Harvard’s department and national figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to publicly criticize Summers for his tepid support of affirmative action...
Since Sept. 11, this peril has become readily apparent. The Saudi government has been tepid in its support of the U.S. war on terror for fear of alienating its own people. The State Dept. makes an effort to present Saudi Arabia as helpful, informing Americans on its website that the kingdom is “providing assistance in the military, diplomatic, and financial arenas.” But this is only partly true. Militarily, the Saudis did reluctantly allow the US to run the air war over Afghanistan from Prince Sultan airbase near Riyadh. Financially, the Saudis finally froze some...
...autumn recalls Simon and Garfunkel, and the mounted police in the background seem ready to bust up those kids and that infernal hippy music. Unfortunately, the band with the rhyming name lacks the musical wherewithal to back up their allusions. Their songs drift towards the repetitive, as their tepid lyrics go swirling down the drain again and again and again...