Word: sardonicism
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The Rotters’ Club, in its own way, faithfully represents the violence and melancholy inherent in English culture in the 1970s—but does so with a light heart and a sardonic wit, also characteristic of the English. In the end, the reader comes away with a sense...
DIED. BILLY WILDER, 95, sardonic, much honored Hollywood director of such films as Sunset Blvd. and Some Like It Hot; in Beverly Hills, Calif. (see page 70).
Last, but certainly not least, in this temporary neighborhood is the Couple. Glamourpuss wonders if she should think about the Couple as two separate people, but since they eat from the same tray, drink from the same cup and are reading the same book—Dr. So and So?...
As the under-under-card for the Damn Personals, Benson strapped on a white guitar, took on TT’s minimalist stage and cramped confines and wordlessly launched into his 45-minute set with “Folk Singer” off Lapalco, from which he drew most of...
Having graduated only eighteen months ago, in June 2000, I cannot pretend to have worked on FM in a totally different era. I talk to my fellow editors often, and our conversations are dominated by jokes about our time at FM. Lately, we’ve been talking of creating...