Grand ambitions Oct 3, 2008
THERE is a scurrilous line put about that music critics have always liked Elvis Costello because sad sack critics all look like the dweeby, far from sexy man with the knock-knees and the National Health specs. Take a look at a picture of the Hold Steady, possibly the most lauded American band of the past three years, and you might think the same thing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Review of Falling into Manholes’ by Wendy Merrill Aug 22, 2008
I was the tall, scrawny tomboy on the sidelines of the seventh-grade dance floor wearing a miniskirt and white patent-leather go-go boots (stuffed with rags to fill them out), awkwardly holding my J.C. Penney s plastic fringed purse to cover my knock-knees, pretending not to care that nobody was asking me to dance, and dying inside. A few years later, I turned into the sweet-sixteen, never-been kissed good girl yearning to be bad who didn t have breasts to speak of (I m still waiting for those)... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Rickets May Affect 2.9 Out Of Every 100000 Canadian Children Jul 1, 2007
-- Pain/tenderness in the bones -- Dental problems -- Floppy baby syndrome (muscle weakness) -- Bones fracture easily -- Bowed legs (very young children) -- Knock-knees (older children) -- Deformities in the spine, pelvis and/or cranium -- Stunted growth -- Low blood calcium levels (hypocalcaemia) -- The skull is soft. Good sources of Vitamin D. (Medical News Today)
Kenya: Why Oscars Star is Far From Being Amin Mar 5, 2007
But Whitaker, besides the knock-knees that Jaffar talked about, has flayered ears that drown Amin's pronounced cheeks that portrayed malevolence and enthusiasm. His cross eyes are also a gross distortion of Amin. (AllAfrica.com)
