Word: clicheed
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Lautrec was an astoundingly precise observer; his ability to capture pose, expression, the slightest nuance of body language in a single inflection of line was extraordinary, and can only have come from the combination of an unflagging interest in human behavior and sharp reductive power. But he was about as...
Perhaps the oldest cliche--and, sure enough, one of the truest--is that playoff series have nothing to do with regular season standings. What counts is the present. Forget the past.
With all the attention to Bill Clinton's sex life, few have noticed a far more serious transgression on the part of the candidates. They are tossing around the word class, as in middle class, in total defiance of the venerable cliche: class is America's "dirty little secret," anything...
The choice of the Blue Danube waltz at first appeared to be cliche, but both its beauty and familiarity make it a challenge that Yamaguchi lives up to. "It's strong music," she observes, "so I have to move strongly to it, using deeper plies for more power and smoothness...
Also, teams are given names like "the Braves" and "the Indians" for the same reason that they are given names like "the Vikings" and "the Saints": the team wants to be associated with the cliche qualities of their namesake, like strength, courage and endurance. If the intent were to ridicule...