Word: contrivedness
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Aesop insists that his obscure style is not a contrived effect.
Amazons of the Silver Screen In his profile of Uma Thurman and her violent, extremely physical role in Quentin Tarantino's action film Kill Bill Volume 1 [Oct. 13], critic Josh Tyrangiel asserted that "the only analogous performance in recent movie history is Sigourney Weaver's turn as the avenging...
Maybe so, but a number of voices around Tokyo's Otemachi financial district remain worried. Although Japan Inc. is no doubt making progress on some structural-reform initiatives and investors are enjoying a respite from gloom and doom, many doubt whether all the ingredients are in place for a genuine...
My favorite example of this came a few years ago, when New Jersey was given a Major League Soccer franchise. The MetroStars, as the team was named, would play their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Yet rather than call themselves the New Jersey MetroStars, the team?...
All this may sound a little contrived and a lot exhibitionistic. But then again, a Manhattan restaurant is all about performance. People dress up to see and be seen. Women pretend to laugh at men's jokes. Waiters pretend to care whether you enjoyed your meal. What DiSpirito should be...