Word: fancifulism
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McCain was hard on the opponents of the war here at home. He didn't just describe troop withdrawal proposals as unwise. He derided "the fanciful and self-interested debates about Iraq that substitute for statesmanship in Washington." And he suggested that the Democrats had decided "to take advantage of...
Chanel, whose hand-sewn shoes take more than two days and 100 steps to make, based its classic two-tone flats on the beige-and-black pumps Coco designed to elongate the appearance of the leg. Now available in countless color combinations, they're sharing the spotlight with brands like...
"It may appear austere on the outside, but it's actually quite fanciful thinking," says Murray Moss, owner of Moss Gallery in New York City's SoHo, of a table by designer Ineke Hans that uses technology to create an austere wood look out of a much heavier and more...
Martin Pakledinaz, the set and costume designer, excelled in adding to the already fanciful ambiance created by the dancers. The costumes were breathtaking even at a distance, making the imagined world of the ballet come to life before the audience.
Among other things, Love Without Hope is about duty of care: society's, for strangers like Mrs. Shoddy who hover beyond town fringes; and the reader's, for a character worthy of compassion and completion. Despite seemingly absurdist and sardonic elements, the novel is simpler and less fanciful than Hall...