Word: egocentricism
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Last, but not least by any standards, is Boston Ballet's much-loved production of "Celts," with choreography by Lila York and Costumes by Tunji Dada. Since its premiere in March 1996--and riding on the high-kicking heels of "Riverdance" and Michael Flately's debatably egocentric "Lord of the...
It's not unusual for a CEO to want to stick around or make life miserable for a named successor. Yet, says Robert Kavner, another top executive who left AT&T, "Bob is not a punitive person; he's not egocentric. This is about something of substance."
But what should he name his creation? Infomesh? No, that sounded like Infomess. The Information Mine? No, the acronym--TIM--would seem "egocentric." How about World Wide Web, or "www" for short? Hmm. He discussed it with his wife and colleagues and was informed that it was "really stupid," since...
As for Caruso, he's a fairly crude update too--of Victor Mature, whose role he has taken on. Mature also came off as a self-absorbed egocentric, but that was more an accident of looks than a matter of intent, and he fought against it, sometimes with self-parody...
Kovacs is one of the leading men. With his shirt unbuttoned theater most of the performance, he struts his manliness and often gets into a battle of the bulge with Rittenhouse (Hans Canosa). Canosa is also the director of the production, and casting himself in this role is a suspicious...