Word: vocalisms
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...Versailles. He Lamont was also a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and a Crimson president. Two-time candidate for Senate Corliss Lamont ’24, Ned’s great-uncle, was a director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for 22 years, was a vocal opponent of McCarthyism, and won a suit against the Central Intelligence Agency after he discovered that the intelligence agency had been reading his mail.The Harvard connections continue. Ned’s grandfather, Thomas S. Lamont ’21, was a member of the Harvard Corporation. Ned?...
...occasions when filmmakers don't take their material as seriously as he does (the phrase "best thing in a bad movie" has a way of lingering near him), Jackson is unafraid to get vocal. "The majority of producers and directors do maybe 12 movies in their careers," Jackson says. "I've done over 100 already. I've got a pretty good idea of what audiences want, and when my character dies for no goddam reason"--as has happened more times than he can count--"or we pull punches on the action, or the thing just doesn't make logical sense...
...tiger to take a wrong step. But when the trap's jagged metal teeth sink into its paw, the tiger howls-an alarm that can rouse a sleepy park ranger. So, a smart poacher will plunge a spear down the trapped animal's throat and tear out its vocal chords; then, at his leisure, he can poison or electrocute the cat-or, if the buyer doesn't mind a bullet hole in the pelt, simply shoot...
...admit that I can all but feel the drizzle of impending adulthood. On my walk home from work, after all, it’s hard to ignore the basketball court that sits quietly downstairs. Vocal in its silence, a filthy backboard invites more than the hope that the coming rain won’t wash our scuff marks away...
...again? Ho boy. I haven't had a drink in a year, but right now, I really want a cocktail." McGraw says simply, "Uh, I've never done this before." (He does have a cocktail.) Once a duet partner gets used to the live instruments, there's the vocal to reckon with. "You don't want to sound like you're doing an impersonation," says Costello, "especially since he'd be the best person to copy and he's standing right here." Still, all three end up slipping into imitation. "Am I doing Tony too much?" Joel asks the control...