Word: unconvincingness
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A couple suffering great misfortune turns to desperate measures in “Fun with Dick and Jane.” With a terrific combination of Jim Carrey-isms and social satire, the title says it all. Dick (Carrey) and Jane (Tea Leoni), along with their bilingual son and maid...
Lang, however, is less successful as Berenger. He captures the naiveté and uncertainty of his character in the play’s early scenes, but as the supporting characters begin dropping away as a part of the storyline, his performance becomes tiresome because of his whiny voice affectation. In...
In his uneven new book, “Let My People Go Surfing,” Yvon Chouinard proudly boasts that the outdoor gear company he founded, Patagonia, has managed to “challenge convention wisdom and present a new style of responsible business.” Unlike the...
The sociology department at the University of Pennsylvania is reeling after allegations surfaced two weeks ago that a professor there committed plagiarism against a departmental colleague. In response, 13 prominent sociologists—including two Harvard professors—wrote a letter in the Penn daily newspaper defending the accused...
Some found the assurances unconvincing. "Regardless of how many disclaimers there are, the fact is that a general in the P.L.A. made a highly provocative threat about using nuclear weapons first in a conflict with the U.S.," says Evan Medeiros, an expert on the Chinese military at the Rand Corp...