Word: tartness
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...better than any of them romantically. This is perhaps because cooking at his level has taught him to blend the practical, paradoxical gifts of calculation and improvisation, while his children are -- until they finally right themselves -- befuddled by abstractions and distractions. Like the cuisine it celebrates, this movie is tart, sweet, generous and subtle...
...Winona's troubles. For "Reality Bites" drags itself out of the Gen X abyss with a time-honored formula: the elfishly pretty girl with the endearing range of fashion options gets to choose between two guys who are in love with her, while her much more interesting sidekick, spouting tart tittle one-liners about her job at the Gap, tabulates the number of men she's slept with in a little book that she keeps by her bed. Being the "main" character, as signalled by her creative, spunky spirit and smooth, regular features, Winona will be meant for something more...
Cinema: Reality Bites takes a tart look at the postcollege crowd...
...raisins and sausage; the chef's best ever, even though she burnt it a bit (but the crispy stuff was the best part). The pureed sweet potatoes and asparagus with cheese were impressive variations on the traditional vegetable options. The cranberry bread was a balanced ensemble of sweet and tart. The gravy was a light one, mostly turkey drippings; the stuffing didn't even need it. The cranberry relish was enhanced with pears, but I still hate the stuff. And the chestnuts and prunes were spectacular, as always, but they gave me indigestion for the rest of the weekend...
...General, stands accused of hurting with her controversial remarks about antiabortion activists (they have a "love affair with the fetus," and so on). Elders is, as TIME put it, "a verbal bomb thrower." The sensitivities of Roman Catholics and Fundamentalist Protestants were said to have been offended by her tart tongue. No doubt she wishes that she had bitten her tongue on an occasion or two. If that is not promotion of a stifling orthodoxy, what...