Word: wowing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Harvard meagerly closes out the half with another failed offensive possession. Halftime stats coming soon. Harvard was up by 10 just six minutes ago. Now it's a nine point Yale lead. Wow...
...Clooney is apparently a rich, famous, handsome guy who is dedicated to his craft, doesn't take himself too seriously and makes those around him who aren't quite so rich, famous or handsome feel good. Wow! In this age of self-centered, ego-driven tabloid stars, it's nice to know there's someone out there to whom Paul Newman can hand the torch. Kevin Statham, Sanger, California...
...Rhythms,” however, was not a single act by one performance group, but rather the finale, when all the groups came together to share their talent with not only the audience, but each other. Bhangra dancers learned the steps to Mexican traditional folk dances; African and pow-wow dancing occurred side-by-side; and all the groups learned a little bit about popping and locking from the Breakers. Such a finale put a lasting emphasis on the message of the night, “that the real spirit of America is the spirit of the world...
...Wow. There are so many candidates. You get really useless stats when you break them down into very small at-bats. So the stuff that appears on centerfield scoreboards during ballgames, a very high percentage of it tends to be totally useless. It's of the nature of - and I'm not trying to parody it - it's of the nature of, "John Robinson hit .396 after the sixth inning this year." You know, as if he had an ability to hit after the sixth inning. It's virtually impossible to explain how such a thing happens. Looking...
...white automobiles, blinking light rods bursting from them like fireworks--suspended down the length of the Guggenheim's vast rotunda. Cai sees it as a "contradictory presentation--very strong physical violence presented in terms of physical beauty." And there's no denying that the piece brings its share of wow factor to the rotunda. But it's also an instance of an artist playing air guitar with history--making a strenuous gesture to create the impression that he's summoning a powerful reality, when in fact he's merely toyed with it. All the same, it certainly fits the apocalyptic...