Word: plainspokenness
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...Bernanke may be made in Greenspan's image, but he'll do some things differently. He's known to be plainspoken. "We probably won't have to parse everything he says," says Kleintop. That would be a welcome change from Greenspan's often indecipherable econospeak, which came to be known as "Greenspam." Bernanke, a family man who has served on his school's board, is also known to be slightly more tolerant of inflation in pursuit of policies that promote growth. He has argued for adopting an inflation target rate, and making it public, to help demystify...
...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder getting pulled over for speeding - and the eternal, the plainspoken and the lyrical, the comfortable and the abyss of loss that lies just beneath it: "All morning I try to kill a fly in the kitchen,/ but it isn't ready...
...written about spring break, which begins, "I'm sixteen in the Bahamas. A drunk girl/ on a balcony in a sundress/ with a pina colada." Kasischke's verses walk that perfect Plathian line between the everyday--making macaroni and cheese, getting pulled over for speeding--and the eternal, the plainspoken and the lyrical, the comfortable and the abyss of loss that lies just beneath it: "All morning I try to kill a fly in the kitchen,/ but it isn't ready...
...years since Blowin' in the Wind appeared on his second album, and a flat 20 since Like a Rolling Stone was released and kicked rock songwriting onto its head. Incredible that there could have been such a radical change in his style in just two years, from the plainspoken beauty of Wind to the diabolical and delirious poetry of Stone. There was hardly a beat for transition, just an amphetamine rush of allusive imagery and electric boogie fused by will and some dark unknowable divining spirit. Bob Dylan not only lived on the margin, he was the margin. Approach...
...right or wrong answers. The winner is the first player to get rid of all the question cards, by correctly predicting others' answers. Responses to questions about sexual, familial and business dilemmas can be jonly yes, no or depends. A player may bluff (or lie, to be more scrupulously plainspoken). If he is challenged, debates about whether the answer was honest are settled by a vote among all players, who award halo cards for sincerity or pitchforks for deception. The real action of Scruples is in the conversation, disagreement and insight the game inspires. "It's a good...