Word: eccentricism
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A combination of more relaxed social attitudes, greater gender equality and rising consumer interest in all things natural means that nude holidays have come a long way since their early 20th century origins, when they were viewed by most people as eccentric at best, degenerate at worst. Today, the AANR...
Robert Blackwill seems like the last man you would want for a sensitive diplomatic mission. He shouts. He interrupts. He grandstands and pontificates. "He's a vain son of a bitch," says a former colleague. "Human relations are not his strong suit," says another. With his high-pitched giggle and...
Comic books can be beautiful. Not just beautiful like touching, sad or poignant - though they can be all those things - but beautiful like an object. This may sound peculiar to some, and understandably so. Comics began as disposable entertainment. Investing the everlasting qualities of beauty into them would have been...
“As soon as she came in with her characteristic mink coat I knew we would be friends,” Butler says. “She is an eccentric personality. She wears neon pink and cheeta.”
“Any kind of interest in examination performance and grades was severely discouraged,” he wrote in an autobiographical statement upon receiving the Nobel Prize. The teachers instead emphasized the importance of genuine curiosity as the impetus behind education and, ultimately, creative thought. Under this eccentric...