Word: cryptics
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...Beauvoir can no longer defend herself, but I’m tempted to think that she, rather than taking offense at the picture, would have thought it a fitting portrait. After all, she wasn’t so much scandalous as she was mysterious, and what could be more cryptic than turning your back to a curious French public? A feminist who had also mastered the fun of “naughty boy,” Beauvoir may well appreciate this cheeky reminder of her complexity. In it as ever before, much is left unseen, and unsaid. Alice...
...totally inexplicable—was the major communication breakdown that took place between Yale, Harvard, and the Houses,” Rosenblum said. “They didn’t get us any information for such a long time. Then we got the information and it was so cryptic and incomplete...
...Sallie Krawcheck, one of the top securities-industry analysts of the 1990s. "Their lips are moving." Now Krawcheck runs Citi's wealth-management division, a bright spot in the most recent earnings report, and she's a dark-horse contender for the top job. Rubin, already known for the cryptic nature of his utterances at Treasury, seems to have taken her words to heart, letting little slip in public...
Arcade Fire “Neon Bible” Dir. Vincent Morisset Frontman Win Butler’s disembodied and zoned-out face greets visitors to a mysterious Web site that, before its recent opening, was rumored to have performed all kinds of functions. The band had been leaving cryptic messages online for die-hard fans, who are a big crew, these days. The band’s debut album, “Funeral,” slayed critics and listeners alike. Their latest disc, “Neon Bible,” was sub-par to some...
...from? 2011: “hey i dunno. i just am. i obviously reflect about myself too but that probably isnt the same picture that you’d see. so i guess its up to whoever wants to know to find out.” 3. FM: Ooh, cryptic. What are you planning on concentrating in? 2011: “My thirst for knowledge will never be quenched because I will always want to know more.” 4. FM: I guess that means you’ll be spending a lot of time in the library...