Word: upbeat
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...typical spy novel fashion, this tale ends on an upbeat note. Oppenheimer finishes far ahead of petty men like Strauss and Hoover. The biography is long, but it is infinitely more satisfying than a Tom Clancy thriller, thanks to Bird and Sherwin’s meticulous character construction. And, even better, the reader doesn’t have to worry about the authors churning out another equally long sequel—at least not for another quarter-century...
Sponsored by Harvard Hillel and staffed by members of Harvard Students for Israel (HSI), the event featured upbeat pop music, informational booths, Israel-themed crafts, and Israeli food...
Rosenblum reacted to the potential space conflict by agreeing to turn off Israel Fest’s upbeat Hebrew pop music during the rally and by encouraging members of Hillel to attend both events. Wearing a pink bandanna herself, she chose to prominently display a relevant informational poster about gay rights in Israel at the front of the Israel Fest tent...
...room just below Plumb’s lives Maggie, the typical sweet elderly widow. Drake, the requisite horny older man, lives nearby, while Claire the pragmatic nurse busies herself about the entire hospital in a straight-talking manner that forms a perfect contrast to Duncan’s constant upbeat attitude. Everything seems to be going fine (or as well as it can be) until suddenly, at the climax of the sponge bath song, Plumb drops dead on the floor. Duncan, who finds him, is more puzzled than remorseful: how will he tell Sarah, whose affection he?...
Providing a refreshingly upbeat break in the program was “Over,” choreographed by Sonia K. Todorova ’07 and set to the Libertango by Astor Piazzolla. Dancers dressed in oddly pinstriped costumes cut off at the knee appeared like primitive cavewomen as they writhed on the floors. The electronica-like soundtrack formed a deliciously appropriate background for the spunky dance, which at one point even featured one dancer deeply arching her back to form a table top while another slid suggestively under her back’s curvature. Again...