Word: wetnessing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that an extensive examination of the entryway showed that while a few dorm rooms were damaged, the library did not bear the brunt of the flood’s infliction. “It is less damage than originally thought, said Harris. “Some parts did get wet, but the most valuable books are fine. It could have been worse.” —Staff writer Aditi Banga can be reached at abanga@fas.harvard.edu...
...With over 80 times the searches for "oil prices," 50 times the searches for "Iran" and 35 times the searches for "stock market," it's alarming to see how searches for a 20-year-old's wet T-shirt pictures can capture the nation's attention, eclipsing the most pressing issues of the day. I only wish there was a way I could have invested in Antonella's popularity last week; she obviously fared much better than my stock portfolio...
Still, the fact that not all locally grown products are organic had me worried. Even if most Americans wanted to buy locally grown organics, they wouldn't be able to find many. In a few not-too-dry, not-too-wet, not-too-warm regions--central California is one--it is possible to find abundant organic produce grown locally. But if you live in a humid climate, say, the moisture that encourages bacteria and fungi means that growing without pesticides is much more risky, expensive and rare. Consequently, in the Hudson Valley of New York, near me, it's very...
...Majerus' untitled (violet) (1997), in which a purple rectangle hovers at the top of the canvas dripping color like a pair of wet blue jeans, has a classic simplicity that suggests Mark Rothko or even Henri Matisse. For years, critics have been mentioning Majerus in the same sentence as contemporary giants like Ellsworth Kelly, Claes Oldenburg, Sigmar Polke, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol - if only because he stole shamelessly from them. Majerus "quotes, spits out and recycles modernism," enthuses Mudam director Marie-Claude Beaud. "His painting seems to be cultivated, sensitive and trashy all at the same time...
...Most of the 60 people Mohammed transported that day were soaking wet, but usually those riding in the back of his ambulance are burned and bleeding from wounds inflicted by car bombs. On Thanksgiving Day, he was among the responders who rushed to Sadr City, where a series of blasts killed roughly 200 people. "It was horrible," Mohammed says, describing a scene of broken bodies strewn over scorched rubble. "There were hundreds of people turned into pieces...