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Other weaknesses were mainly the fault of the script. The first act failed to be very interesting, since it’s mostly used to establish characters—the spacey blonde, the apologetic wimp, the alcoholic stage veteran—by harping on their idiosyncrasies, which meant that much of the act’s humor was repetitive and rooted in slapstick...

Author: By Alexandra D. Hoffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review: 'Noises Off' Fills Pool With Skillful Chaos | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

...inner circle. Over half of the respondents recommended that I always accept friend requests. “I just bite the bullet and let them be my friend,” says Sarah, a Friendster member since March 2003.  “I’m a wimp like that.” You’re not a wimp, sweet Sarah, you’re a “friend whore”—a person who shamelessly allows anyone to enter her e-ranks...

Author: By William L. Adams, | Title: Not a Friendster of Mine | 10/29/2003 | See Source »

...thick of it, whether you’re playing well or not seems to go out the window. It doesn’t seem to matter as much [as when we are recording]. And I kind of like that, because I’m a wimp. It’s gotten to a point where [the shows are] a madhouse. Which is what we’ve always sort of been pushing for,” Chippendale said...

Author: By Sarah L. Solorzano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Bolt’ Shocks T.T.’s Crowd | 9/26/2003 | See Source »

...original actions were hurriedly unearthed last week from storage facilities, but New Statesman lawyer Bindman says that "at this point" the magazine "is not concerned about bringing criminal proceedings; its concern is to get its money back." The boost to Major's reputation could be fleeting too. The wimp factor is resurfacing. "Major's a Weak Coward," blared the headline of the Mirror, one of the tabloids to which Clare Latimer, the woman he was rumored to be involved with back in 1993, vented her anger at the unmanly way Major had used her as a legal "decoy." Now that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finally, a Major Scandal | 10/6/2002 | See Source »

...post-Oprah world will not offer a succession that simple. The reality is that the next daytime guru is very likely to be even more coddling and touchy-feely than Oprah herself. Remember when Phil Donahue seemed really threatening to masculinity? Before that Merv Griffin seemed like a wimp. Daytime talk-show hosts follow some reverse Darwinian law whereby they get less and less threatening every generation. The next daytime guru is going to be either Elmo or Tinky Winky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life After Oprah | 3/25/2002 | See Source »

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