Word: fun
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Once upon a time, Harvard students had this fervor. Cornell's really disgusting tradition of throwing fish on to the ice began as a response to Crimson fans tying a chicken to the Big Red goal (making fun of their agricultural school...
...rest. But not for the Veep. Gore was padding up and down the hallway of the Sheraton Nashua in his white bathrobe, pounding on the door of spokesman Chris Lehane and senior adviser Mike Feldman, barging into their room, rousing them from sleep in his desire to keep the fun going...
...every aspect of my characters' lives: where they build their house, whom they live with, how nice they are, how often they brush their teeth. I decide when they eat, where they work and whom they love. Like elaborate humanoid Tamagotchis, the Sims' needs (like food, hygiene, comfort and fun) pop up on a little control panel on the bottom of the screen. Ignore the warning signs, and you'd better be prepared for trouble. "They're like human guinea pigs," says Wright. "It makes you realize how much of your own life is a strategy game...
...Alecia Elliott, judging by her debut album, deserves the latter, loftier title. O.K., sure, the bulk of the material on her new CD is light country-pop. But Elliott's warm voice brings out the melody in every track, deepening and personalizing her songs. It'll be fun to watch this country star-in-the-making grow...
...With this realization, the cool kids don't seem nearly as cool, just better at pretending. I could compare it to Alice in Wonderland - sliding down the rabbit hole into this alternate universe. The trip is fun, the company pleasantly eccentric and entertaining - but isn't it nice to return to the land where JC Penny and roller-skating rinks still...