Word: crypticism
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...ethereal presence of “Them.” “I had never known the ordinary world that everyone sees,” he says. “Vilnius Poker” is reluctant to disclose itself. Gavelis leaves the reader to comb through its cryptic geographies—not unlike Vargalas’ own task—for elusive traces of truth that, when lined up, still appear mismatched. The hunt is a fascinating one, and winds through a phantasmagoric suspension of reality that tumbles along chaotically in one moment only to freeze in the next...
...steps and agitate his research in compiling a biography of... himself. Circumstances run afoul when his love interest, a buxom barista with retrograde amnesia, begins to suspect that the protagonist has been brainwashed to murder his own father. Elsewhere, a cabal of petit bourgeoise candle manufacturers study the cryptic final notations of a reclusive poet-sage in search for the last prophecy of the Knights Templar. Laughter, tears and awkward stimulation await in the vaunted final climax of possibly the most important book of this decade or any other decade. Suspense builds when President Bush makes an appearance...
...methods and motives remain cryptic, but the carnage unleashed by Bernard Madoff is beginning to be revealed: in a New York City federal court, where the former Nasdaq chairman stands accused of masterminding a $50 billion Ponzi scheme; in congressional hearings; and in the Manhattan office of a French financier who killed himself after Madoff bilked him and his clients out of more than $1 billion...
Whether or not the cryptic information in Jobs' letter buoys Apple stock, one thing's certain: it's sparked a new conversation about how much the public deserves to know about the health of CEOs - who are semi-public officials, perhaps - particularly in the midst of an economic crisis. It's one thing to probe the medical records of presidential candidates and other public officials, but "at some point we need to respect people's confidentiality," Willett says...
...almost a secret society that has the ability to hand down judgments.”In reference to the Ad Board’s secrecy, Wong added, “We are also talking about how they make their decisions and how they justify them. This is very cryptic. You never get to find out why or how they made the decision they made. That’s the most scary part for people going through the process.”James and Wong are also targeting issues on a community-wide—and even global—level...