Word: cleverer
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...parallel is drawn between his viciousness and that of the Ceausescus.The actors’ ridiculous exaggeration is perfectly aligned with the over-the-top feel of the entire play. Monologues by Vlad and Elena are humorously long. Descriptions are extended to fantastic lengths. The intentional theatrics beg for a clever use of lighting and set, which the A.R.T. and director Anne Kauffman readily provide.Asides, fantasies, and chaos are depicted satisfyingly by skillful adjustments of the stage. During monologues, the lights dim save for a single spotlight on the speaker. Projected words on a white banner at the back...
...website's archives go back to Oct. 7 and new photos of depressed traders are posted every day. Sad Guys on Trading Floors even comes with its own snarky, self-aware tagline: "Turning the economic crisis into one of those clever Internet memes." Too bad memes can't help insure a mortgage...
...father urges her to fall in love with Turrisi, she tells Turrisi that her father would be displeased with their relationship, at once holding Turrisi at bay without rejecting him and frustrating her father’s hopes for a quick engagement. Betty’s clever manipulation of lover and father is in almost direct opposition to the role of Shakespeare’s Juliet. The love between Cagnotto and Bobo draws out the role of love between two men, which Shakespeare hints at in plays like “Twelfth Night?...
...Obama thinking the line that made Reagan famous: “There you go again.” Running for the American presidency is unlike any other job and its application process is accordingly unique. On Nov. 4, America will not just elect talking points, ten-part plans, and clever soundbytes, but a leader with the vision to set the tone for America both at home and abroad. Although McCain did a decent job on the technical criteria, he had woefully inadequate forethought. A president can always hire brilliant advisers to set policy, but when it comes to leadership...
...this situation was of such seriousness that it was important not to chase the cameras ... One of the benefits of running this 22-month gauntlet is that you have been through some ups and you have been through some downs. And you start realizing that what seems important or clever or in need of some dramatic moment a lot of times just needs reflection and care. And I think that was an example of where my style at least worked...