Search Details

Word: boyish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Jones himself fits into the nostalgic that characterizes the entire film. He is an embodiment of lost innocence, a figure whom Wooley depicts as boyish even as his skin grows leathery and the wrinkles on his face deepen. Jones’ home is the former residence of A.A. Milne, and he radiates childish joy as he wanders the gardens, thinking about the residents of Pooh Corner. Wooley loves these moments of vulnerability, and Gregory shows Jones’ emotional neediness well: it’s easy to see why Jones always gets a second chance. Although Considene appears somewhat stiff...

Author: By Tom C. Denison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stoned | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

...They have great style already, so I just suggest things," says Rich, a boyish-looking 39. "When I watch the shows, I can kind of see who's going to wear what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He's Got Their Numbers | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...kids that would develop their own languages, their own hieroglyphs,” Martinez says. “These are the kinds of kids who would get picked on and become high-profile.”Marco Altamirano, a friend since elementary school, says that “boyish confidence” is a trait that carries Martinez through much of his work, and that has kept him miles away from the science nerd stereotype.“He’s always ready to present himself,” Altamirano says.Speaking to his ability to entertain, Martinez...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: King of the Animal Planet | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

Skoll isn't just any filmmaker. He's a cofounder of eBay, who retired at 35 with a reported $2 billion in his pocket. Like most other entrepreneurs who have made their first billion before 35, the boyish-looking Skoll is an intensely driven man. Exhausted employees say he is rarely out of touch and never without his Sidekick, Treo and cell phone. These days Skoll's primary objective is not to make money but rather to spend what he has pursuing such lofty ideals as government accountability and social and economic justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entertainment: Movies with a Message | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...boyish-looking Badian, 36, of East European descent, seems an unlikely key figure in a high-stakes Wall Street intrigue. Yet long-standing criminal and civil charges place Badian at the center of a scheme to lend Arizona software developer Sedona much needed operating capital, then trigger the collapse of its stock and profit from the company's demise. This pattern is also alleged in the civil suit handed to Badian on Aug. 8 in his apartment in Austria--only this time the mark was pet-supplies company Pet Quarters, based in Lonoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch Out, They Bite! | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Next