Word: bravado
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After stealing the ball just outside of the lane on Penn's end of the court, Merchant exploded to the hoop and was fouled on the way up. Unfortunately for Penn, Merchant finished the dunk with bravado and ignited the sellout crowd at Lavietes Pavilion...
...that will give more prominent screen time to women, who typically have only cameo roles in his films. Despite being married for 23 years and having two kids, Beat allots little psychic space for women in his public persona. His brother insists that for all of Beat's showbiz bravado, at his core he is a shy man who has trouble forging intimate bonds with his family and friends. He is, Masaru says, a lonely guy: "The one thing I wish for him is that he would get closer to his family, especially the children." Beat himself concedes...
...Clinton to cut a deal. If there was going to be a settlement, he wanted it before Clinton left office. About three weeks ago, he asked Kendall for a meeting with the President, according to sources outside Ray's office. Clinton had let associates know that despite his public bravado, he feared the threat of indictment and wanted to put the matter behind him. He agreed to participate in the first negotiation of criminal matters between a President and a prosecutor. Kendall set up the meeting and joined the discussion. Clinton agreed to acknowledge some form of wrongdoing; the issue...
Soderbergh is back to wearing a baseball cap. It's a standard fashion accessory among those in his profession, but unlike so many other movie directors, Soderbergh is refreshingly short on bravado. He followed sex, lies, and videotape with 1991's dark, cerebral and generally panned Kafka because "I wanted to push myself a little bit," then adapted and directed A.E. Hotchner's memoir, King of the Hill, a beautiful coming-of-age movie about a boy on his own during the Depression. "I wanted to get better at working with actors," says Soderbergh, "and thought kids would...
...time for petty bickering between the Midwest and New York is over. Because Will, admit it, your last column was mere bravado. You didn't really believe your side had a chance, did you? And deep down in my heart, I actually believe St. Louis and its surroundings to be a gee-Will-ikers swell place. Plus it provides me with beer...