Word: staleness
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...hopes, crushing dreams, quashing expectations, are a few words that come to mind when Harvard fans think of the Yale women’s basketball team. Two years ago the Bulldogs handed the Crimson (17-8, 9-2 Ivy) their only loss, upsetting a perfect season. Then, to add stale icing to an already unsavory cake, around this time last year, Yale devastated Crimson optimism by ripping sole possession of the top spot in the Ivy standings out of its grasp.“I think this is a very emotionally charged weekend,” co-captain Niki Finelli...
...when the untiring voice of Case is not enough. In “Fever,” country influences are emphasized with the twang of the guitar in the background, but despite an unanticipated tempo change, the track lacks a strong melody, making her usual form and instrumentation seem stale and tiresome. The trouble is that when Case does try to change her tune, the songs often become much less appealing. “Prison Girls” is an ominous song with a Latin-rhythmic feel that is a change from the liveliness of the other tracks. Case...
...Black Lips might find it difficult to convey that same intensity on a studio album. On the band’s latest release, “200 Million Thousand,” they try desperately to be as defiant and rebellious as ever, but what emerges is a stale form of the eccentric garage punk they’ve produced in the past. However, when the band stops trying to force this sense of free-spiritedness and opts instead to write songs that actually show some form of inspiration, the appeal of their studio work can be found. The Atlanta...
...charmingly anthropomorphized Spirit of Babbington, which may not be an ace at lifting off but proves a surprisingly excellent road buddy. The effect is like a happy-go-lucky Nabokov, with all the road-tripping wordplay and none of the incest. It's a joy to watch Kraft resuscitate stale idioms with a simple twist, as when Peter describes the verbally dexterous Albertine not as having a way with words but as having her way with them...
...family planning. He presented his decision as a conciliatory gesture, arguing that “for too long, international family planning assistance has been…the subject of a back-and-forth debate that has served only to divide us. I have no desire to continue this stale and fruitless debate.” In this claim Obama is half-correct. He has indeed avoided a nuanced debate on this controversial policy, but his firm, agonistic posture on the issue is likely to trip up efforts to provide workable reproductive health services to women abroad and common ground...