Word: boorishnesses
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...pretty much figured that Slobodan up close would be a boorish thing, the media was evidently not so prepared. Dispatches from The Hague during the early stages of the former Yugoslavian dictator's war crimes trial deal almost cursorily with the substantive charges against him, focusing instead on his manner: how he refuses to read court minutes, refuses to meet with attorneys; how he smirks as charges are being read and badgers and dismisses witnesses as if they were the defendants and he the prosecutor. Imagine that, the press says with wondering nods. A dictator, a killer...
...Name of the Game," (DC Comics; 176pp; $29.95) means to be about how a "good" marriage used to be defined by what it did for you socially. Set in the world of New York's early-20th century German-Jewish elite, it focuses on Conrad Arnheim, a lazy, boorish lout who marries first for business and then for ego. The cover sums up the theme pretty accurately: a married couple, screaming at each other, with fists clenched, stand against a background of a stiff, older-generation, family portrait...
...same can’t be said for Paltrow, however, who may bear some responsibility for any rising tide of anorexia that follows on the heels of Shallow Hal. Though the actress manages to inject some sympathy for Rosemary, the boorish portrayal of her character and mean-spirited tone of the rest of the movie destroy any impact she might have had in elevating the Farrelly brothers’ sense of humor beyond that of a middle school locker room. In her fat suit, Paltrow is briefly captivating as her mistreated character begins to cry. In the context...
...from the crowd-pleasing nachos to cheese, potato and chicken-filled taquitos. The Texan ordered some cheese relleno, which showed up in a narrow casserole dish and was consumed in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, the exquisite sangria was poured around and downed with grunts and slurps by the boorish and thirsty crowd. This was actually a sign of the sangria’s quality, rather than general disregard of manners. A lone editor tasted an extra sour margarita with lots of salt on the glass edge and pronounced it “superb.” Obvious margaritas with...
...chaos. You may shake them off, but you won't escape being stung at the ticket counter. Foreigners are expected to pay $20 rather than the 40 fee for Indians. Slouching by the gates, bored-looking policemen and Archaeological Survey of India officials occasionally rouse themselves to fling boorish accusations at anyone looking like an out-of-towner. They harass and demand identification from one Indian dressed in Western clothes. Another man, insisting he is from the southern state of Kerala, gives up and pays extra...