Word: contrivedness
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To many, that kind of sympathy with the enemy could seem the worst kind of two-facedness or moral relativism: not so much turning the other cheek as sheer turncoatism. And by trying to see both sides of every argument, Greene contrived to make enemies on both sides of every...
That is, of course, unless you're one of the idol-worshipping fans who drool all over their poster-puttied magazine pin-ups of androgynous lead singer Brett Anderson, in which case all of the songs on the album will take on a deeper sensual connotation. If you're not...
"Cultivation begins with the people who work here paying a call on a person, getting seen and hopefully getting a donation to the annual fund or a capital gift," he says. "Then the person may get seen by a dean. You go out and schmooze these people--invite them to...
The contrived "Immortal Beloved" would have worked better as a farce. The film's misguided distortion of facts simply can't sustain high drama. In one scene, Beethoven's doomed nephew, driven to suicide by his uncle's frustarted attempts to mold him into a musical prodigy, shoots himself in...
Now Duets II, a less engaging sequel, has appeared. While Sinatra is in good form, his collaborators seem too desperate to impress him. Jon Secada, for example, tries to replicate his partner's range and intensity on The Best Is Yet to Come, but he doesn't come close. Luis...