Word: flippant
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...somewhat entertaining read to the Basquiat fan who is willing to disregard Hoban's lack of knowledge about art, or to the fan of the 1980s who enjoys tales of decadence and back-stabbing. Yet, the book remains frustrating, not only because of its superficiality, but because of its flippant disregard for the pain that Basquiat's associates and supposed friends obviously caused him. Unfortunately, Hoban manages to depict Basquiat as both a "victim" and a monster, without touching upon "the real danger of Basquiat right...
...Karen Sisco ever got hired as a marshal, and how she retains her job, is an utter mystery. She is a flippant smart-aleck who's rude to her boss as she single-mindedly pursues her own unorthodox goals on the job (sound like any of this summers other bigscreen federal agents?). Worse, her goals usually have to do with her personal life; several references to her earlier personal life suggest that Sisco uses her job as a social club...
...spoke with Clinton about what she considered to be her own problem with sexual addiction. Browning believed Clinton to be a fellow sufferer and wanted to share with him what she'd learned from a support group. As she ticked off a list of symptoms, she said, Clinton was "flippant" at first. He became "visibly upset" when Browning asked him--five years before his first presidential race--this question: "Have your sexual activities jeopardized your life goals?" Clinton started crying, she recalls. "He brought up incidents. He asked me questions." He described, she said, being faced with "temptation on every...
Bryan Lee's flippant dismissal of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games (Sports, Feb. 18) is narrow-minded, to say the least. The Winter Olympics are a display of human athletic talents pitted against harsh elements. I am a huge fan of the Winter Games and often bring my books to the couch in the common room and watch for hours. When I can't catch the prime-time coverage, I sometimes stay up for the late-night coverage...
While Gilon said that all MIT fraternities are governed by state drinking policies, he was almost flippant when asked how often the rules are broken...