Word: weirdness
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Despite the impressive displays of athleticism, it was really the experience of being one of the Cameron Crazies that I will remember best. The bouncing was one thing, but learning the cheers and not feeling weird doing them was another...
...Thompson:First and foremost, they shouldn't be afraid to speak up if they see something weird or out of the ordinary. To be perfectly honest, there's not a whole lot that spectators can do, but one thing they can do is be alert, keep their eyes open. Take it seriously that you're a citizen and part of that responsibility is to look out for people around you and also for yourself...
...right, for the Junta trial has weird contours all its own. It happens that the victim was not the first Costin to die violently. In the '70s, during a family argument, his brother Dennis was killed by their father Gus, who was convicted of manslaughter. Outside the Cambridge, Mass., courtroom on Friday, a few hours before the guilty verdict was read, Gus Costin approached Junta, put his hand on the man's shoulder and said, "I don't hate you. I forgive you." Junta answered, "Thank you," and the two killers of Costin boys shook hands in solemnity...
Television, being an expensive mass-market medium, is inherently conservative. And as in any conservative business, executives try to copy past successes. That's why you got so many sitcoms about aimless twenty-somethings who drink suspicious amounts of coffee. But something weird happens when the distinguishing characteristic of the successes--currently HBO's lineup of The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under and Curb Your Enthusiasm--is that they break the mold. What you get is a lot of shows copying not-copying: The Bernie Mac Show, 24, Malcolm in the Middle, Undeclared. You get Innovative...
...leads. Lily Tomlin is sort of the archetypal person for the role she plays. But in my head, I’ve learned that if you write for a certain actor, you’re just going to get your heart broken. So this was sort of like a weird wish fulfillment fantasy, where suddenly everybody who I could have ever wanted to do it said yes. So that was a cool part...