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...unappealing. “Invincible,” the title track, is yet another fast-paced number that quickly wears out its welcome. Simple and repetitive, the tune becomes tiring before the first minute is up. Far from being invincible, the track is riddled with flaws; the music is trite and jejune, while the vocals sound uncharacteristically thin and weak. “Break of Dawn” is harmless fluff, a love song that makes up for what it lacks in chutzpah with a tender sweetness. “Heaven Can Wait” possesses more interesting and touching...

Author: By Marcus L. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The King of Pop Returns | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

...thousands of lives should not be mutated into a nauseating ad campaign. Companies ought to think more about the front line and less about their bottom line, more about Ground Zero and less about 0 percent APR. The true way to keep America rolling is to ignore these trite advertisements and to focus more upon what distinguishes America from the forces of terror that attacked us. The ability for all, regardless of race, religion or gender, to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is at least a little more important than the impressive range of Pontiacs?...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: Keeping America Rolling | 11/1/2001 | See Source »

...nuclear device to threaten the world, or the earth colliding with a Rhode Island-sized asteroid. But all of these thoughts were not possibilities to be feared or contingencies to be mulled over, but rather idle flights of fancy, suitable only for the most base movie or trite short story...

Author: By B.j. Greenleaf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Imagination Overdrive | 10/10/2001 | See Source »

...certainly being marketed as one. Among other things, the promotional trailer promises its potential audience members a film that will terrify and drive them over the edge. While some scenes of suspense may bring people to the edge of their chairs, the film is unable to terrify with its trite scare tactics. and the film’s open ending leaves the possibility for a new franchise. Joyride 2. Now that’s frightening...

Author: By Andrew D. Goulet, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Joyride Runs on Fumes | 10/5/2001 | See Source »

...Lucky Charms guy is kinda trite. Shout out to Tony the Tiger. The Kellogg’s rooster doesn’t really do it for me. Oh, the rabbit from the things my nana used to buy [which were] like Triscuits, only not triscuits...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Marshall Plan | 10/4/2001 | See Source »

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