Word: thrill
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...philosophy concentrators. You’ll also learn some stuff about Kant, which will enable you to slip the categorical imperative into basically any section discussion for the rest of your Harvard career, engendering the hatred of the suckers who didn’t take Justice. Plus, the thrill of taking a class in Sanders and arguing about things that “really matter”—often focusing around the rights of the individual versus the convenience of the masses—will stoke your intellect. Having a professor who served on President Bush?...
...addition to his rock work, Williams has taken on the Kronos Quartet ("The equipment can't be merely quiet, it has to be silent") and is brainstorming ways to light the revitalized South Bank Centre on the Thames. But he still gets his greatest thrill watching people watch his work. When Williams went to a Vertigo concert with artist Julian Opie, whose minimalist figures were incorporated into the show's visuals, Opie couldn't disguise his envy. "No one," he said, "ever applauds at an art gallery." --By Josh Tyrangiel...
...Saturday night - are not, as a rule frequent fliers, and I suspect that they'll have some fun with Snakes on a Plane. The director, David R. Ellis, is not exactly Alfred Hitchcock - he's often messy in his stagings - but as his picture rattles along its thrill-a-minute flight plan he does manage to induce a certain amnesia about its preposterous premise...
After the burly ho-hummery of summer blockbusters, the autumn arts season is supposed to offer innovation, cerebration, the thrill of threat. Not so much this year. From heroes (James Bond) to villains (the murderous Dr. Crippen), everything new is old again. The first single from the fall CD by Beyonc says it all: Deja Vu. Seen this, heard that. And, if it's any good, happy to feel it again...
...Regrets? None. "I love the sea. I love what I do." The daily thrill is hauling up pots to see how much catch is in them. On a good day, Steele and Moore bring in 250 to 300 kg of cray. It took them 90 days at sea last season to catch their quota...