Word: humority
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...born with the burden of fame, but he handled it with patience and humor, and more. Ben Bradlee wrote a book about President Kennedy after he died, and it was called That Special Grace. J.F.K. Jr. had it too, though history didn't give him wars and great movements in which to show...
This year Harry turns 13, and he and his pals Ron and Hermione meet flying Hippogriffs and terrifying Dementors, prison guards who suck the happiness out of people; they take classes in Divination and discover new powers. But as Rowling, with her trademark humor and tight plotting, continues to mine her true themes of betrayal and loyalty, love and loss, the forces of evil are also encroaching. "Life is becoming a bit more fraught with anxiety generally," Rowling says. "And in book four, Harry gets introduced to his hormones." All of which will help Harry and his fans grow...
...caught between pitying Bronchant's "idiot," Pignon (Jacques Villeret, pictured) and laughing at his inability to comprehend even the simplest situations. To make matters worse, that laughter is rarely voluminous. When Pignon manages to confuse Bronchant's wife and mistress, leading to a calamity, the guilty pleasure of dark humor is unavoidable. But that scene, along with a few clever word plays that only the French seem to be able to pull off, is as funny as the movie gets. For the most part, The Dinner Game represents a failure, morally and comedically...
...then back at noon, trailing emergency types with walkie-talkies, flashing lights and sirens, the mayor personally eyeballed the intersections to see that the 1,000 extra police officers were at their assigned posts. A small neighborhood parade followed him down Amsterdam Avenue with questions, complaints and surprising good humor. When a brightly colored bird perched on his arm, it seemed as if the circus had come to town...
...impish good humor that one finds too infrequently in our intellectual giants," said Lewis, who was Dreben's dissertation advisee...