Word: contrivedness
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The Alice books are forever--they are the most popular and best-loved works of children's literature. The Lewis Carroll problem is forever too. But it has been dropped back into our laps by a new exhibition and a fascinating new book. "Dreaming in Pictures" is a seductive show...
I have two main qualms: the false image and the lack of talent. The skater image is contrived and she seems to have no real connection to her fans—any listener who genuinely dresses and acts like that would most likely not appreciate lyrics like �...
Horemheb was a harder nut to crack. Cooper and King speculate that the military commander spent much time with Tut, teaching him hunting and chariot driving--activities that offered plenty of opportunity for a contrived accident. If Tut did die while on the road, the body would have begun decomposing...
A troika of seventysomething gospel war-horses works '60s, '70s and '80s R. and B. into its repertoire. Sounds like a scheme contrived to attract boomers who want to tell their friends they like old Southern musicians but who don't actually want to listen to an album of old...
Are the contestants cynical? As dating teaches us, it's a fine line between cynicism and experience. Are the shows contrived? Undoubtedly. But that's what dates are: arbitrary tasks (order and eat a meal, watch and comment on a movie) that give you an excuse to talk to an...