Word: interpretive
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...says Hall, “and he brings so many different moods and feelings to the songs.” Additionally, Hall adds, Khuri’s talent allows him to write more about universal experiences than explicit political problems. “Though you could interpret his lyrics politically, he has a good sense not to be overt, and that takes much more skill than merely stating the problems out there,” Hall says...
...from each residential House, to write a review for their own House. They were asked to comment on the following categories: dining hall, common spaces, rooms, House spirit, and quirks. Each category was awarded a score, which in all cases was assigned pretty much nonsensically (but which you may interpret earnestly if you so desire—just don’t say we didn’t warn...
Evolutionarily speaking, it may have been a helpful survival tactic to be able to interpret events speedily so that we are not caught under the foot of a mammoth as we try to understand why it is blundering our way in a fit of rage. Supposedly, in an age when we receive pieces of information at an increasingly rapid pace, we should be getting even better at interpreting them. We are constantly being updated by smartphone, blog, or websites that update in real time. This trend extends beyond Twitter or Facebook—The New York Times website is also...
...politicization of judges. It would be risible to suggest that any judicial system is apolitical, but it is insulting to categorically impugn the judicial temperament of the many sober men and women on the bench who have made it their life’s work to interpret the complex issues of American constitutional law. Citing the politicization of the judiciary to delegitimize its judgments on one issue delegitimizes our entire judicial system, since it calls into question the fitness of our judges to adjudicate any issue...
...played the Marxist Urdu poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. He also married his girlfriend from drama school, a scriptwriter. They had two children, now 6 and 11, and he focused on his craft. Not that such craft was especially valued in a business where there was no freedom for actors to interpret the roles, and where directors dictated every phrase and gesture. "That used to suffocate me," Khan says. "I used to watch myself and feel embarrassed." A funny thing happened, though, in those years that Khan toiled in television. The film industry caught up with him, and in the nick...