Word: manneredness
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"In Hong Kong," says Woo, 48, "the ratings people tell me specific things they want out. But in America they don't tell you what to cut. You're just guessing." Woo had to keep scissoring in the dark, hoping that this triage or that would appease the board. Finally...
All rockers have a touch of the devil in them. Some bare their demons flagrantly, others let their horns peek out from under a halo of good intentions. Matthew Sweet, who likes to mix bad-boy guitar licks with well- mannered melodies, belongs among the latter. As a lyricist, Sweet...
After all, Thomas McLarty, President Clinton's centrist Chief of Staff, was the force behind her nomination. But Clinton should have realized that only a strong, if mild-mannered, liberal could tip the balance in the highly conservative high court.
"Very nice and well-spoken mild-mannered, very quiet." -- FRIEND
ART The 45th Venice Biennale is mostly stale, mannered stuff. MUSIC The syntho-dance band New Order reveals a human touch. Clues to composer Erich Korngold's Hollywood detour. BOOKS The surprising success of an Anita Hill debunking. The Pugilist at Rest introduces a striking short-story writer. THEATER Anna...