Word: cleverisms
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...From that point on, all I wanted to do is draw comics. And specifically, superhero and science fiction comics. Basically I used to copy comic books, and draw my own comics on scrap paper. But I had an education which was rather hostile to that, because I was quite clever at school, and I could do other things like physics and chemistry and stuff, and so I got kind of sidetracked...
...democratic thought.But by amplifying the discussion, the theorem also led to consideration of various other voting methods. Poundstone evaluates these alternatives, highlighting the merits and faults of each. He finds that no method is perfect, and each can be “gamed” by strategic voters or clever political aides. Nonetheless, he comes out in favor of “range voting,” a system in which voters rate their degree of approval for each candidate. Computer models have found that range voting is the most consistently accurate system, and the method is already widely utilized...
...tenderness to the story, and “Role Models” surprises with its insight into the realities of adult-child relationships. Quick-fire dialogue also balances out the movie’s tendency toward broad and crude humor. Rudd’s character supplies a number of clever quips, and his highly referential, sarcastic style provides ample laughs. Ronnie is also given a number of good lines—most memorably his insistence that all white people be referred to as “Ben Affleck.” Wain worked on a number of television comedies, including...
...fair, the nominal impulse for the The Voice’s existence—the assessment that Harvard needs alternative publishing outlets—is legitimate. The stuffy old Crimson-Advocate-Lampoon triad would benefit from a degree of clever and vigorous competition beyond what The Independent, Tuesday Magazine, and Satire V have been able to provide. The Harvard media landscape is uncomfortably cloven between the august monopolies on one hand and the boutique glossies on the other. This situation benefits nobody...
...sings and dances and pouts and struts and costume-changes with inhumane speed, all of which combine to create an enjoyable overall experience. What was missing, however, was Witherspoon’s smooth transition from sneakily smart Malibu queen to career woman: Gulsvig never did strike one as deceptively clever to begin with. The objects of her affection are also unfortunately less than dreamy. D.B. Bonds as Emmett (the teaching associate Elle meets in her law class) is sweet but lacks Luke Wilson’s bookish sex appeal. Ken Land as Professor Callahan, on the other hand...