Word: tepidity
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...North American box office. McConaughey's Ghosts of Girlfriends Past earned $15.3 million. The totals nearly replicated those of last year's first May weekend, when Marvel's Iron Man took in $98.6 million to $14.8 million for the Patrick Dempsey romantic comedy Made of Honor. Shrugging off tepid reviews, Wolverine proved that Hugh is huge, movie-starwise, as long as he carries cutlery between his knuckles. In its first two days' release, it easily outperformed the total domestic take of Jackman's Australia, which made just $50 million here, though it pulled in a very honorable $162 million abroad...
...Fishy Snatch” channelled Mariah Carey for her moving rendition of “Always Be My Baby,” overcoming the shortcomings of spotty microphone coverage with the help of a crowd whose voices undulated in unison with the chorus. Despite an initially tepid audience, the event’s organizers were quick to call Drag Night a success, especially for the student performers, who enjoyed the positive support of many their fellow classmates. Marco Chan ’11, one of QSA’s co-chairs, noted that the performance night brought diversity...
...Similarly, when Starbucks briefly started using its old logo on coffee cups about a year ago, daily drinkers weren’t happy. And, when the Red Sox announced they would be wearing new “retro” gray road uniforms last December, the fan response was tepid at best, with the greatest vitriol directed at the biggest change—putting hanging socks on the hat. Baseball games occur almost daily during the summer months, so it’s not surprising that fans would bristle...
...check a box but also that we assume the default is the accepted thing to do. Obama's push to weatherize millions of homes - another stimulus bonanza - will require new norms. In Oregon, a countywide program to upgrade windows and insulation at almost no cost to homeowners got a tepid response. But after an intense mobilization campaign - through citizen councils, churches and Girl Scouts who went door-to-door asking residents why they hadn't weatherized yet - 85% of the county enrolled. "What worked was creating a sense that we're all in this together and you're a social...
...which were one of only three made, were displayed for almost a quarter of a century in the penthouse of the Holyoke Center. But overexposure to sun on this light-sensitive paint caused the mural’s color to dramatically change—the vivid crimsons turned into tepid blues. As a result, these pieces are now displayed only once every decade. Although many thought Rothko’s murals were irreparably damaged, Senior Conservation Scientist at the Straus Center Narayan Khandekar asserts that progress is currently being made on their preservation. “We are currently conducting...