Word: tensioning
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...respond in kind with similar posturing and ridiculous assertions. While the Iranian government’s logic is seriously flawed, it’s less easy to dismiss if we consider our own government’s inaccurate name-calling. This mutually disingenuous verbal battle only increases enmity and tension between nations. Before criticizing Iran, even if such criticism is deserved and accurate, we should examine our own misappropriation of language...
When terrorists kill hundreds of Americans in a Saudi Arabian compound, an lite team of fbi agents led by Jamie Foxx flies in to collar the perps. Director Peter Berg cannily hypes the tension and the sentiment in the only one of the current Middle East political movies designed to appeal to the action crowd. Hard truths are absorbed while stuff blows...
While almost all candidates said they prioritized both affordability and more open space, only a few addressed the inherent tension in these two goals...
...both confusion and understanding. The building didn’t fit in at all, and yet I realized that there was no way that such a museum could fit in, either in terms of its design or the history it depicted. Going inside the museum only intensified this strange tension between knowledge and bewilderment. Like all museums, the Jewish Museum naturally functions as a way to disseminate information, a mission that it carries out admirably. Designers spread exhibits along three “axes”: the Axis of Continuity, which leads to a large collection of displays about Jewish...
...difference," Wang says. Her father's attention to design extended all the way to his Herms eyeglass cases. "I had an immense education from them in everything, not only fashion but in art and painting. They were very sophisticated people, and yet they loved Dunkin' Donuts too." The tension of opposites sits easily with Wang. "That's always been me. That's how I've always dressed. That...