Word: cleverisms
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...York City tabloid, has to worry about a local race crime -- or is it a mob rubout? -- on a day when he should be thinking about his pregnant, ex-reporter wife (Marisa Tomei) and the cushier job she wants him to take at an uptown daily. There are clever doses of cynicism and office politicking, but at heart The Paper wants to be a Front Page for the New Age; most of the tough talk is about ethics. "It was always the truth," intones the paper's columnist (Randy Quaid in a savvy, genial turn). And Henry snarls indignantly...
...least of all the domestically minded Clinton, really wants to start shooting in Bosnia. NATO's caution underlined how the Sarajevo ultimatum was about saving NATO's credibility as much as saving Bosnian lives. But the new peace offensive also had a Russian impetus. Moscow, proudly proclaiming that its clever diplomacy had made air strikes unnecessary, told NATO it would not countenance any military campaign against its fellow Orthodox Serbs...
...Endless Love," "The Outsiders" (sexy slicked-back hair and denim), "All the Right Moves' (football hunk), and "Risky Business" (Princeton-bound entrepreneur). Speaking of which, his mother and sister, who also came to celebrate the Pudding Event, said that while growing up, Tom was very much like the scheming, clever, but naive character, Joel, whom he played in "Risky Business." They had nice things to say about him, too, commenting on his early display of affinity for interacting with people, entertaining them, and making them laugh with his energetic performances during his acting experiences in high school...
...dearie. I have plenty to do just with getting you properly nourished. Now go get some food, and don't forget to read the Nutrition Bites. You know, I came up with that clever name myself...
Evidently, the prodigious wits at "The Dime," were too clever for Walsh...