Word: purist
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...tragedy, perhaps eventually a crime. That gradual approach requires a certain level of hypocrisy-or at least a willing suspension of moral belief-because if you truly equate abortion with murder, it?s hard to settle for slowing it down rather than stopping it altogether, right away: the Purist approach...
...better quality, more beauty and more comfort in their bathroom." So instead of the standard toilet and sink, newly styled bathrooms are elaborate extensions of the bedroom, furnished with pieces like Williams-Sonoma Home's Victoria Collection dresser, left, which can be used as a sink. Or Kohler's Purist Hatbox toilet, which looks like an ottoman. "The bathroom has become an area in the home that can reflect personal style," says Michael McGeever, vice president of Holdeverything, where a bamboo screen for bathrooms is a best seller...
...Purist, energetic, old-fashioned, eclectic, ambitious...
...purist, movie adaptations of novels are the equivalent of glorified book jackets, adaptations of comic books might be no-brainers: with the visuals already on paper, Hollywood writers and directors get to bypass the harder and, often, more imaginative steps of screen translation. But shortcutting is too often to the detriment of the films, not to mention unfair to their parent comics—the X-Men and Spiderman movies being among the rare exceptions. Hellboy, is another dark horse in this inked-up Hollywood universe, a steam-train of an adaptation that stays vividly faithful to the comic book...
...both parties have carved congressional districts that have solid majorities of Republicans or Democrats, which means fewer lawmakers have to compromise to keep folks happy at the coffee shop back home. Special-interest money supports only the most righteous candidates, overpowering the old party structure in which being a purist on issues like gun control or fiscal spending mattered less than putting a D or an R after your name in the Congressional Directory...