Word: mischiefism
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...Vincent chose to set this production of “Figaro” in the 1960s. Her choice adds a layer of complexity to the work by drawing a parallel between the women’s liberation movements and the importance that the female characters have in cooking up mischief as much as men in the opera. In this update, the characters take the role of politicians, with the Count and Countess cast as the Kennedy presidential couple. Vincent alludes to both the theme of deception associated with ’60s politics and to the many sexual indiscretions...
...speeches denouncing Shell and the ''running dogs of imperialism,'' Tao Feng was led into the room wearing a tall dunce cap made of white paper with COW'S DEMON AND SNAKE SPIRIT written on it. (In Chinese mythology, these are evil spirits that can assume human forms to do mischief. Mao had first used this expression during the Anti-Rightist Campaign of 1957 to describe the intellectuals, many of whom were sent to labor camps for having taken up the Chairman's own invitation to offer frank and constructive criticism of the Communist Party.) In the office, Tao Feng...
...When a mischief-maker discharged an extinguisher in the basement of Lowell in September, firefighters allowed the alarm to sound for half an hour longer than necessary in retribution, according to the N-entryway resident tutor, Uche O. Nwamara...
...Sometimes what sounds like routine breakfast fare on the menu is really just the chef's way of making a little mischief. The newly renovated Picholine near Lincoln Center in Manhattan serves a dish called "bacon and eggs," in which the bacon is actually smoked tuna belly. And Brodsky once featured "green eggs and ham" in homage to Dr. Seuss, which was actually a truffled spring pea custard served with proscuitto chips and caviar. "I did it to have some fun and not take myself so seriously," he says. For diners too, lightening up about what to eat for dinner...
...Their suicide bombers, fighters and improvised explosive devices are responsible for the overwhelming majority of the 2,800-plus U.S. deaths in Iraq. And the Sunnis have friends. The U.S. has long accused Syria of harboring both Iraqi Baathists and jihadis of various nationalities who infiltrate Iraq to make mischief. And Iraqi officials routinely claim that the insurgency receives money and men from extremist organizations in neighboring Sunni-majority countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan...