Word: mild
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...private collections. The groups were organized by Shunsui Matsuda, a benshi who died in 1987. The clubs re-created the original conditions of silent screenings. Last fall, the Pordenone festival invited Midori Sawato, the last in the line of professional benshi, to perform. She transformed herself from a petite mild-mannered woman to a wild narrator on stage, exploding into a shower of tones, sounds and voices...
...that I mind the temporary notoriety. In all honesty, I’ve always been a mild exhibitionist. There’s a thrill to knowing that girls envy your legs and that a few straight men fancy you over their current girlfriends (you know who you are). But as anyone who has endured plastic surgery—i.e., Michael, Janet or LaToya—knows, beauty is pain. As I prepared for the pageant, I had to ask myself, “What will it take to be Miss Harvard?” More importantly (as my preparations proceeded...
...have to pretend to be nice even though you’re a total bitch.” And it’s true. I’ve always had difficulty being completely honest with people who rub me the wrong way or complicate my life. It has taken mild forms like when an elementary school student from Mission Hill who attended the pageant approached me moments after my victory. “Miss Harvard, may I have a rose?” she asked. I begrudgingly gave her one—along with a superficial smile...
...Goat is a supreme frustration. It offers the promise of something so much greater than it delivers. For a man who usually asks difficult questions and evokes fantastic images, Albee has settled for mild taunts and thorough something. If anything, The Goat should be remembered as a statement in irony. In going for the easy joke, Albee missed the big picture—and the humor...
Over several years, Alzheimer’s takes a heavy toll. The disease begins with mild forgetfulness in familiar places, and it progresses over time to seriously impair judgment and the ability to perform daily activities. Senior citizens who were once independent are suddenly forced to rely on others for their care—a transition that is often startling and disorienting. And as parents and grandparents forget their children’s names, the disease can be a traumatic experience for families...