Word: cools
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...film is refreshingly cool about the scandalous activities it recounts. Its three screenwriters neither totally neglect nor totally embrace period language, so the dialogue has a pleasantly straightforward quality. Something similar can be said for Saul Dibb's direction. He's a relative newcomer to feature films, but he's neither overawed nor of a mind to be satirical about the stately homes his characters inhabit - or, for that matter, about their costumes, entertainments or taste in home furnishings. His manner is that of a reserved realist, and that keeps our attention focused where it should be - on the convolutions...
...polls, and the party's many doom-and-gloomers are fretting that Barack Obama is frittering away a can't-lose election, lagging behind generic Democrats in a generic Democratic year. They worry that he's too professorial, too nuanced, too dispassionate, too above-the-fray cool. They want him to run straight at McCain's distortions, throw some fastballs, show voters he's a scrapper. They fear that his message of change has grown stale, that his efforts to paint McCain as another George W. Bush aren't working, that Sarah Palin flat-out stole his mojo. They...
...think of the D90 as a great camera that does a very cool and occasionally useful parlor trick. Perfect for shooting snippets of the kids playing soccer, not so good for shooting the entire school play. But as a still camera, its price ($999.95 without a lens, or $1,299.95 as a kit with a Nikkor 18-mm to 105-mm image-stabilization lens) is hard to beat...
...hours is really appealing.” The Upper Crust Pizzeria 49b Brattle Street Open daily, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., delivery until 10:30 p.m. Within view of Market in the Square, Cambridge’s newest pizza joint serves up slices, specialty pies, salads, and calzones. With a cool modern interior, this small spot is great for grabbing a bite and watching a game in HDTV. Chief manager Rony Bonilla says, “Our concept in this business is to make people feel at home.” The 14-inch ($12-$16) or 18-inch...
...Boston area and moved into Harvard Square early this summer, created the promotion to appeal to college students returning to the city for the start of the new school year. Ice cream enthusiasts, bearing their ID cards to prove that they were students, endured a lengthy wait and unseasonably cool weather—but their excitement suggested that the free ice cream would be ample compensation. “I’ve always liked J.P. Licks,” said Kenneth G. Saathoff ’09. “The ice cream is really creamy...