Word: tartness
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...chic chess game of adultery and fabulous frocks. Robbe-Grillet then channel much of his energy into filmmaking, with such kinky mystifiers as Trans-Europ Express, The Man Who Lies and the cunningly titled Progressive Slidings of Pleasure. Simon Gray, 71, wrote for the stage (where many of his tart, smart comedies were directed by Pinter) and stayed there. Fortunately, his best play, Butley, is preserved on film, along with Alan Bates's brilliant performance as a bluff, self-lacerating teacher in domestic and career crisis...
...Seek Amy” that Britney reaches the climax of her carnal-quest. The not-so-thinly veiled euphemism of the title does not even make sense in the context of the other lyrics. While describing Amy, Brit’s hard partying alter ego, the pop tart simply declares that, “All of the boys and all of the girls are beggin’ to if you seek Amy.” Get it? This patent sexuality, shocking even for Britney, distracts from the staler elements of the record. Throughout, Brit’s voice is treated...
...includes the artist's masterpiece, "Potato Eaters," and other night-inspired paintings, drawings and letters. See the collection on MoMA's late night (Friday), then hit Danny Meyer's Modern bar and restaurant next door for drinks and small plates (sit in the Bar Room). The Alsatian thin-crust tart with crème fraîche, onion and applewood smoked bacon is perfect with a glass of white. The Van Gogh exhibit runs through Jan. 5, 2009, then moves to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. 11 West 53rd Street, New York City...
...talks to me she may call herself a 'sex worker' and 'social worker,' terms she has been taught by the NGO where she works part time. Otherwise, she refers to herself as 'randi' - a Hindi word so disparaging it has no English equivalent. Neither whore nor hooker, prostitute nor tart ... The majority of sex workers, like stray dogs, either accept their maltreatment without objection, or fail to realize...
...also hits Barack Obama with the type of barbs she employed at her acceptance speech in St. Paul. Rarely mentioning him by name, and using a tart, unapologetic, scornful tone, she paints him as an ambitious, do-nothing, partisan hack, not worthy of the job to which he aspires...