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Reality TV may be an awkward admixture of documentary (with its connotations of thousands of hours of footage patiently gathered, redacted by monk-like figures into the purest expression of truth possible in 90 to 120 minutes) and scripted (with its auteurs and Emmys and noble overtones of craft).
FORBES: The hierarchy of reality TV shows (Or: A defense of my desire to be on Survivor)
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Jessica Dugan, a senior design consultant at Peer Insight, says it can be "totally awkward" conducting project evaluations with the entire office listening in.
WSJ: Transparency at the Office: Psst...This Is What Your Co-Worker Is Paid
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Negotiations with the rebels will be awkward and drawn out.
ECONOMIST: People power wins in Nepal��for the moment.
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But engaging with real people can be awkward at times.
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It will be harder to challenge the government with "awkward but necessary questions, " says human rights campaigner H.
CNN: INDONESIA
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Be it the awkward sex talk which has little to do with interpersonal relationships, or giving a shy kid ideas on how to talk to girls.
FORBES: Fighting Misogyny in Gaming Begins At Home
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Brown said the change produced some awkward defenses in subsequent years: Since players couldn't be as physical with receivers at the line, teams would try all kinds of new tricks, like dropping linemen into pass coverage.
WSJ: How the NFL Put a Fork in Defense
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And he confirmed that he would be meeting with members of the union movement's new so-called awkward squad such as Amicus' Derek Simpson and the TGWU's Tony Woodley to see how they could "reclaim" the Labour Party.
BBC: Union warns of strike threat
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Because he draws directly on conversations with his patrons, the lyrics can be plainspoken, quirky or even awkward just like everyday people.
NPR: Corey Dargel: Another Couple's Love Song
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Posthumous remix projects tend to be well-intentioned and awkward, the musical equivalent of those commercials featuring Fred Astaire dancing with a vacuum cleaner.
NPR: Nina Simone Gets 'Remixed and Reimagined'
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In that tight and often-funny tease, we learned that the Muppet gang was reuniting to work with Miss Piggy on a new talk show and that things were going to be awkward because Kermit already had moved on to a new girlfriend in Denise, the pig running ABC's marketing department.
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