Word: weirded
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...movie's unsteady rhythms, the experience can be an enthralling ordeal. That's because Swinton gives Julia, and Julia, all her power and coherence. It's like so much of Swinton's work: a huge star performance in an ornery little film. When she meets directors with grand or weird or disturbing ideas, she does make their dreams come true. We expect no less of the queen of the indies...
Sheffner, the copy-conservative blogger, puts it differently: “Everything in this case has been abnormal and weird.” It’s a fact that may have cost the Tenenbaum team on more than one occasion. It also may be the team’s best chance of succes. With several hurdles left to clear before a trial date can be set, those following the case will have to wait...
...first quarter of this most intriguing game. The 'Poon is too obvious a suspect...does someone else have the time and level of boredom to do this? Where's the motive? Can we at least get a copycat? Otherwise, this weird occurence will end as just that...merely weird...
...excitement over the bank tests was an important replacement for the thrill of Bernie Madoff's weird and exotic life. He was remarkably clever and had great skill in robbing otherwise intelligent people blind. A careful analysis of Madoff's actions has not uncovered much that was not clear in the first few weeks of the investigation other than the fact that the people who gave him money were not intelligent at all. Madoff was such an improbable monster that the public followed the story with untiring fascination week-after-week. Once Madoff went to prison, the magic wore...
...been as much a part of the school’s history. “The house tradition isn’t actually depleted by the bells going back; it’s enriched,” said Batuman. “These bells have even more of a weird story than the previous ones did.” —Staff writer Susie Y. Kim can be reached at yedenkim@fas.harvard.edu...