Word: cleverisms
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...loops caused by self-reference, since there’s no feedback as in a noisy heavy metal performance or an infinite corridor of TV screens on videotape. So consciousness isn’t a regular loop; it’s a strange loop.Meanwhile, while presenting arguments of logic, clever bits of analogy here and there add up to reveal that the book itself is more than just a friendly essay: everywhere you turn, “Strange Loop” is drawing back on itself, too. For example, the book’s arguments are made almost entirely through...
...there's not much that Chabon, who won a Pulitzer for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, can't do with words. But he's almost too clever: there's something too cute about The Yiddish Policemen's Union, the kind of cuteness that a really passionate writer drops from time to time when there's serious work to be done. Chabon may be incapable of writing a bad book. But it's still not clear if he can write a great...
...struggles to find meaning and direction in life as everything around him swirls dangerously out of control. Director Paul Fox strikes an unexpected level of originality by taking advantage of his talented cast and presenting a consistently comfortable atmosphere throughout the film. Coupland’s script layers clever dialogue and amusing plot details on top of the tired premise of a premature mid-life crisis. Ryan’s specific circumstances are odd enough to catch attention, but not so outlandish as to obscure the message behind his quest for satisfaction from personal and professional pursuits. The style...
...tiny five-foot frame, but the camera circles around the pair, always catching one at a slight diagonal to the other, such that they appear to be the same height. Add the grayish lighting to confuse their skin coloration, and the result is an aesthetic illusion as clever as it is sexy. And then there’s the dancing—the gyrating and the hip thrusting that make Beyoncé’s videos so hot. This go-around is no exception; how could the meeting between bootylicious and belly dancer be boring? The pair is steamy...
...retire is the one he hopes voters will see in him. Howard's strengths are his conviction, discipline, competence, modesty and sobriety. He's boring, perhaps, but trustworthy. A safe pair of hands. In Rudd's message matrix, Howard is old, tricky, dull and fixed, while Rudd is experienced, clever, serious and balanced. But before he had spent even a full day in his new role, Rudd was telling radio broadcaster Alan Jones about his plans for the "alternative ministry." "I just want to be systematic, methodical, think it through, talk to my colleagues," Rudd said. "I think that...