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...enough rocking. Come on, guys!” Some criticized that the band had lost their credibility with uber-placement on “The O.C.” Cultural reference or not, the most agreement has been that the album is just not very good.Abhorring Pop TortureThe immense throng chattered, some smiling glumly, and they waddled into the Orpheum sorted by loyalty. The heppest of the masses were the ones hungry for “Airplane” days and thirsty for “Songs with Chords.” They numbered few compared to the mass, dressed...
...passerby in a pick-up truck inadvertently strikes and kills the bereaved parents’ surviving son, and the gathered throng of mourners storms his vehicle and conspires to lynch him by immolation. After filming several of the mob’s abortive attempts to set the motorist ablaze, Bonilla decides to intervene and prevent the hapless driver’s execution. Bonilla is able to delay the mob until police can arrest their intended victim, and for this act of “bravery,” Bonilla receives the dubious title “hero...
...democratic rule, quickly choppered back to Buenos Aires. Soon government-controlled television channels were flashing an urgent message: "Democracy or dictatorship. Everyone come to the Congress at 5 p.m." Labor leaders, human- rights activists and virtually the entire civilian political establishment quickly packed the halls of Congress, while a throng of some 100,000 massed outside. When the President defiantly proclaimed before the Congress, "Democracy is not negotiable," the chamber erupted in applause. After his 15-minute speech, Alfonsin appeared on a balcony and cried, "Thank you for defending our democracy! Thank...
...whatever the explanation, a world where everyone is defined solely by his or her career seems dreary in comparison to the throng of brilliant and dynamic individuals that share our classrooms—each with their fields of study, quirks, passions, and aspirations. Maybe that’s why the thought of leaving Harvard and heading out into the real world can be so unappealing...
...lying coral reefs. Reaching open water, he pushes it to a zippy, if bumpy, 27 knots. After a 50-min. journey, the boat arrives at Rendova Island, and Curragh and Sergeant Allenson Tiazy jump from the boat onto a small wharf at Ughele village - to be greeted by a throng of children that appears to double in size by the minute. It's a common Melanesian scene: skylarking children enjoying their freedom, men in earnest discussion at disused market stalls, and in the background - nursing, gardening, forever at work - the village women...