Word: problem
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...problem is that the songs never quite get there. Are they melodious? Yes. Lyrical? Yes. Passionate? Hmmm. The lyrics are, but as far as the mood goes, mellow is a far more appropriate adjective. Each song is contemplative and smooth, but no track is dynamic enough in its own right to ever truly distinguish itself. The title track comes close, but never fully peaks. Also of note are the poignant, emotive "Less Than Strangers" and "The Only One," a haunting arrangement featuring Emmy Lou Harris on harmony vocals. Most of the other tracks have a tendency to blend into...
Before the last vestige of our free thought evaporates, though, we must register skepticism that the very real problem of campus community can be solved by silly costumes and council propaganda. The idea is almost as farcical as chastising students for forgetting to "take pride in the official governing body of Harvard College," as the council did. Encouraging students and faculty to dress alike for a week, something which to most of us sounds like a bad memory from high school, is not likely to focus discussion on the tough problems at the root of Harvard's fragmented student body...
...with a mother who doesn't understand her, a non-existent boyfriend, and an estranged husband, she feels exceptionally lonely. Her loneliness is compounded by the fact that she's not getting any younger: the dreaded 39th birthday is only a week away. So to remedy her self-esteem problems, she decides to have a baby with anyone who is willing to impregnate her. Her good friend Brendan Boyle (Billy Meleady), a gay hair dresser, seems to be the most sensible choice, although choosing the worthiest father is apparently not Barbs' chief concern, since eventually the child's paternity will...
...think the purpose of the interview, no matter what the style, is to find out what instincts a candidate has in situations that involve problem-solving," he says...
...reduce an already vague term to a totally meaningless one. Granted, they might have endured difficult childhood experiences or have overcome significant discrimination before they achieved their current success. Maybe Matt Damon has as well--I simply don't know, but I doubt those who had a serious problem with him as emcee bothered to check...