Word: graciousness
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Like Boston, Chicago is a city devoted to its forlorn, cursed team. But unlike Boston, Cubs fans are far more gracious about expressing their support for other teams—especially the Red Sox. When I boarded the “L” from the airport, red signs with train information also all contained an extremely welcoming slogan, “Good Luck Cubs and Red Sox.” My Red Sox hat has been firmly planted on my head for the post-season, and so far, I haven’t been mugged...
...liberals so angry? Here is a view from inside the beast: it's Bush as a person and his policies as well. To start, we do think he stole the election. Yes, yes, we're told to "get over it," and we've been pretty damned gracious. But we can't help it: this still rankles. What rankles especially is Bush's almost total lack of grace about the extraordinary way he took office. Theft aside, he indisputably got fewer votes than the other guy, our guy. We expected some soothing bipartisan balm. There was none, even after 9/11. (Would...
They saw Ike, and they liked what they saw. They liked him because he turned out to be an amazingly good campaigner: he could shake a man's hand and say the gracious word graciously; he could catch a delegate's name and remember it 24 hours later; and he could shoulder gently through a harassing crowd and never get harassed. They liked him for his strong, vigorous manner of speech, for his quiet control when schedules collapsed or plans were drenched with rain, and for an overriding, innate kindliness and modesty. But most of all, they liked...
...Toronto's festival, now in its 28th year, is North America's most congenial and capacious showcase for Asian films from Iran to Bhutan to Japan. That was particularly gracious this year considering that Asia's most notable contribution to Toronto in 2003 was a bite of the SARS epidemic. Forty-four locals died in the only major outbreak of the disease beyond the Far East. For months pessimists envisioned a festival depleted of its usual horde of stars, not to mention filmgoers decked out in surgical masks. It didn't happen. The top hotels were overbooked by Nicole Kidman...
...nasal honk of an accent, Denis has become a cherished figure for his skillful maneuvers through the minefields of public life alongside his wife, or as he would say with precision, 'a pace behind her, old chap, a pace behind her.' He is mainly visible as the gracious host while his wife conducts affairs of state. At 74, he seems eminently fit for the job: the back is still ramrod straight, the step springy, the mind clear as a bell. What keeps him in such excellent fettle? 'Cigarettes and gin,' chuckles Denis. His almost flawless public performance...