Word: distracter
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...style in one sentence: No matter how awful I look and feel, I always have a good coat and a stellar bag to distract from the monster underneath...
Ware perfectly captures the improve-your-life sentiments of all material consumption, the most painful being the “ACME Seed Company” offer of seeds to distract the consumer from the horrific mistake of having had children. (Ware himself only recently had a child.) My personal favorite is the “Happy Family Appliqués,” window-coverings designed to conceal dysfunctional or crime-ridden homes from the outside world...
...self-doubt that punctuate the rest of the film fall away as the camera focuses on Murrow’s lined face, sternly lecturing us along with his television audience. There is no one else in the frame, no showy camera moves, no soundtrack—nothing to distract us from Strathairn’s understated virtuoso performance and the blunt, sobering words of the script, which Clooney co-wrote...
Even with the hostile crowd ready to distract Connolly, he remained calm and held Harvard’s delicate lead for the final 1:30 of the game...
...main location is at 100 W. Ontario, but there are more than 30 branches in the Chicago area - and many are appointed in riotous, 1960s American kitsch, including old cars hanging from the ceilings. For once, the vibrant décor is not a ploy to distract from the quality of the food. Juicy, big (but not too big) and with just a touch of spice, Portillo's hot dogs are perhaps the best in town. An equally cherished institution - despite, or because of, its notoriously rude staff - is the brilliantly named Wiener's Circle at 2622 N. Clark...