Word: petulante
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However, by the end of my first year, I had soured on the historical endeavor; I felt like I was stuck in a morass of Michel de Montaigne's almost petulant musings, and I yearned for a return to something more natural.
WASHINGTON: Is Ken Starr out of control? That's the contention of White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, who was called before the special prosecutor's 23-member grand jury Tuesday -- but fought against appearing right down to the last minute. "This subpoena is an assault on the First Amendment," Blumenthal...
At issue was whether forcing PC vendors that license Microsoft's Windows95 to take Explorer as well constitutes product "tying"--a violation of the consent decree signed by Microsoft in 1995. After Joel Klein, the Justice Department's antitrust chief, reopened Justice's dormant suit against Microsoft, U.S. District Judge...
The film's acting is generally above average; unfortunately, that's not quite enough to make things work in a film so character-oriented as Bent. Owen's Max is conventionally handsome and is good at looking worried, but he doesn't quite succeed in letting us see into his...
A second supporting character likewise outshines Bruckmann: Jung Oh '00 as the unimpressively named Second Woman is fabulous. In marked contrast to Dido's cautious strains and pensive, almost petulant facial expressions, Oh breaks into her minor lines with unrestrained power and wonderful clarity. Her articulation is superb, though at...