Word: minding
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...Shaffer was a kindred spirit to Mankiewicz: a cunning wordsmith with a playwright brother; his identical twin, Peter, wrote Equus and Amadeus. Like Mankiewicz (and Pinter, for that matter), Shaffer was fascinated by the ability of language to reveal, conceal and distort the workings of a person's mind and desires. In Sleuth he created a Chinese-box plot that on the surface was a very theatrical mystery, but at heart was a parable of sexual envy and English class hatred. Again, right up Pinter's dark alley...
...research. So he set off for the University of Utah, where the sight lines suited him better and collegiality was the key to success. He lives in a house high over a canyon. "I love looking across long distances," he says. "I think it sort of opens up my mind...
...defense. However, the focus won’t be so much on the opposing unit as the Crimson’s ability to finish games.“Both of [Harvard’s losses] should have been wins, so we really should be looking at, in my mind, an undefeated Harvard team at this point,” Tavani said at the media luncheon.For its part, the Crimson won’t be looking ahead at the upcoming Ivy League schedule until the conclusion of tomorrow’s matchup.“Our philosophy has always been...
...Republicans are aware of their party’s flaws—just look at their disillusion with their presidential candidates. The Democrats, however, can taste victory in 2008, and they don’t mind defaming their opponents to win. What’s galling is that they say they’re better than that. And the saddest part is that people actually believe them...
...Romney apostles understand that any successful G.O.P. nominee will have to unite all the ornery wings of the party. With that in mind, they cite not only Romney's strong family values and faithful recitation of the conservative gospel - no new taxes, no gay marriage, no abortion. But also, in an appeal to the business and technocrat wings of the party, they point to his record as founder and CEO of Bain Capital, his management of the Salt Lake City Olympics and track record as a turnaround artist. "That kind of experience," DeMoss wrote, "convinces me Mitt Romney could lead...