Word: bravura
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...last set of jurists one would expect to emulate that bravura act is the current, cautious Rehnquist panel. Yet last fall, with apparent gusto, it took on an explosive moral and ethical issue that energizes many of the same parties as abortion--and which has yet to be completely hashed out by elected officials. This Wednesday the court will hear arguments on two right-to-die cases, Vacco v. Quill and Washington v. Glucksberg. If they wish to, the Justices can take the opportunity, as suggested by assisted-suicide proponent Timothy Quill, to "establish landmarks" for tackling the controversy...
...eastern Germany last week, he greeted the crowd with a big thumbs-up sign, gave a pugnacious and impassioned speech about his government's record, then exited to loud applause with his hands clasped over his head like a boxer who's delivered a knockout blow. From this bravura performance, you'd think Schr?der and his Social Democratic Party (SPD) were coasting to victory in the Sept. 18 elections. In fact, the SPD trails the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, by 13 points, and virtually every editorialist in Germany has written the Chancellor...
...bravura balancing act, on May 13 Benedict simultaneously fast-tracked John Paul II for sainthood and appointed San Francisco Archbishop William Levada as his own replacement to head the Vatican office on doctrine. The first announcement may run counter to Benedict's natural inclinations: he appears to frown on mass-market saintmaking (he has said he will not attend beatifications, which are a step before canonization). However, he clearly regards John Paul as a special case for sainthood and not just because of his own admiration. In the days before his election, the then Cardinal not only heard the cries...
Three things salvage the production: the visual ingenuity of Director David Giles, who, for example, opens this play about the loss of loved ones and renewal through fresh love with an image of autumnal leaves being swept aside; Edward Atienza's bravura performance as Feste the fool, repeatedly given center stage to emphasize the folly of lovers; and the glowing impersonation of Viola, the girl dressed as a boy who inspires love everywhere, by Seana McKenna. She is young enough for the role but experienced enough to seduce an audience as ably and innocently as her character seduces the nobles...
...Iraq, I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong, and 100,000 people paid with their lives." Can he keep up the fire-works? U.S. newspapers and TV gave him scant attention, but the Frankfurter Allgemeine and Le Monde devoted big articles to his bravura performance. In Britain he has made too many media enemies to receive fawning reviews, but his victory in Washington got blanket coverage and enhanced his stature. Even among his detractors, there was admiration for how effectively he stuck his thumb in Bush's eye. He's aiming for Blair next...