Word: trickyness
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Sleuth. I hated the play, but Olivier and Caine are supposed to be great. A tricky idea, made more so here since movies are so tricky.
Unrivaled Cynicism. As soon as the significance of Gair's appointment became clear, Whitlam's ploy provoked bitter complaints from both opposition politicians and the press. Billy Snedden, leader of the Liberals, complained that Whitlam's move was "the most shameful act by any government in Australia...
After considerable experience on the other side of an interview, Martha Mitchell last week took over the guest co-host spot on Washington's midday talk show Panorama. Martha, liberally divesting herself of opinions, condemned streaking, praised Governor Wallace, attacked the nation's schools for being overly psychoanalytical...
The play works on a certain amount of cleverness and a great deal of coincidence, but most of all, it works on the audience's patience. Sheridan milks his characters for everything they're worth, which isn't more than a few idiosyncrasies. And the plot's chaotic entanglements are...
While too many unthinkingly declare Eliot "the greatest poet of this century," Robert Frost was no less rash, dubbing him "a tricky poet and mealymouthed snob." Indiscriminate condemnation and equally indiscriminate Eliotolatry have characterized public opinion from the beginning. Matthews consistently avoids, or at least conceals, such head-over-heels...