Word: stared
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Unfortunately, gay activists wish that I, and the rest of America, did care. A great segment of the gay-rights movement, or at least a vocal portion of it, has adopted an aggressive tone. This group wants mainstream America to stare homosexuality straight in the face without blinking. On one level, this tactic seems to work as an outing mechanism for homophobes. Those who are disgusted will be tagged as bigots and chastised for their sins. In another direction, it supposedly serves to force homosexual acts into a framework of normalcy. Ultimately, it is counter-productive...
Ranting in front of the stony stare of John Harvard is not the best way to bring about change. Though we need as diverse a faculty as possible, this protest hardly brought us any closer to that goal. Shouting never makes people listen. While confrontation makes for good print, it does not have as much impact as a well-reasoned statement that persuades rather than deafens. Such an important issue as faculty diversity should not be championed by such empty shouting...
Demonstrating his extremely inventive use of video, Tony Oursler's sculptures simultaneously fascinate and disturb. For the Biennial, he presents his most restrained and sophisticated work yet, three-dimensional glass ovals resting on metal poles or the floor, on to which he projects video images of talking heads. They stare at the viewer and blankly recite children's variations of songs commonly heard in school yards: "Joy to the world, the teacher's dead; we barbecued her head." Yet monotone delivery and eerie visual presentation transform these rhymes into disturbing alien utterances. We watch both mesmerized and repulsed, while...
...Walter C. Willett, Frederick Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the School of Public Health, says the verdict is still out on soy milk's benefits...
Legends, too, we have legends! Ken Griffey, Jr. has been acknowledged as the next Hall-of-Famer!" The lawyer is now frenzied, gesticulating and spelling out the headlines in the air. "A healthy Randy Johnson is called the best pitcher in baseball! Jay Buhner's grim stare on the cover of Sports Illustrated! And Edgar, Edgar, Edgar...