Word: conceit
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...realize that the opportunity for avoiding catastrophe in Iraq has all but slipped away in the face of its unwillingness to recast its strategy. Does it not comprehend the mess it’s in? Or is it paralyzed by the recognition of its predicament, lured by the conceit that any reality can be twisted into political advantage, or busied with planning for some other move we don’t know about? The situation may already be unrecoverable, even if the U.S. acts boldly and quickly. But without a final attempt, we will almost surely be facing the precipitous...
...immigration question is inseparable from any such debate about American identity. It is a frequent (and annoying) conceit of pro–immigration liberalism that pro–immigration conservatism is an oxymoron. Such conservatives support an agenda that serves the long-term interests both of immigrants themselves and of a cohesive Americanism. They believe a program that is at once vigorously pro–immigrant and unashamedly pro–assimilation makes for a stronger America...
...just a few favorite examples, but the correspondences continue. With a little punctuation and some conjunctions, one high school’s AP review list of allusions and terms turns into a weird poem on current events: “A dramatic monologue: a soliloquy. Subjectivity, objectivity, and euphemism. Conceit: hyperbole. Inversion and irony… the tragic flaw. Protagonist or antihero? Point of view! Epic elements, oxymoronic furies, paradoxical fates. Icarus and Daedalus, or Tantalus and Sisyphus? Or Pandora...
...Roberto Zucco wraps up, the creators of Top Girls will be putting the final touches onto their show, which runs from April 8-17. The play’s conceit involves a successful early ’80s businesswoman who invites a number of literary and historical figures to dinner to celebrate a recent promotion. The ensemble includes a Japanese courtesan, a character from Canterbury Tales, a female pope, a woman from a Bruegel painting and a Victorian world traveler. Largely set around a single dining table, the six women discuss their past exploits, often finding themselves faced with...
...that might only show up at Coolidge Corner or Brattle. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring tells the story of a single Buddhist monk and the five stages of his life that he experiences upon a floating monastery in the middle of a lake. The seemingly innocuous conceit hides some darker material, which apparently entangles him in some violent child games and ardent love affairs. The visuals, provided by South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk, are supposed to be amazing and the press stills alone are masterfully framed compositions...