Word: decorum
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...epic if you aren't going to imbue it with at least a semblance of the truth? According to Mel's version, one man basically brought down the British army (the British, meanwhile, were themselves controlled by a single man who was inexplicably sadistic and decidedly un-British in decorum). I got so bored during the film (I even yawned during the infamous cannonball decapitation) that I started thinking about what might have happened if we had lost the American Revolution. We'd probably still be controlled by the British, we'd have better movies, Jude Law would thankfully...
...first major tennis title earlier this summer. There is an edge to Williams' vogue that seems to embrace her womanliness as much as it rejects its conventions and etiquette. Williams' most recognizable feature is her braided and beaded hair. And while her flashy, swinging braids rebel against the tennis decorum of ponytails or cropped hair, the style also admits to her vanity...
...Protests, In Sum Quoth the Times: "Devotees of lively political protest, a fading art in recent decades, had something to cheer for and against today as an eclectic, ragtag assortment of causes snaked and howled through the heart of this city, giving pause to Republican conventioneers intent on decorum...
...tails running about the stage. This leaves him with nowhere to take the character as more interesting sub-plots arise, most notably as he discovers what he believes to be Olivia's love letter. Any possibility for character development, or even comedy, is lost. No contrast of reserved decorum is ever established and so Malvolio's antics are ultimately meaningless; his strip tease at the beginning of Act Two is the most painful misreading since, well, Act One. In the closing moments of the play, Edelman offers us a brief hope of salvaging Malvolio as an interesting and important character...
...nods, yes, people knew about Brandeis. “What’s your position?” Everyone had been introducing themselves as president of this or that Republican group. “69,” he offered. Bob thereby managed to thoroughly insult the sense of decorum of the entire elevator in less than two minutes...