Word: understatedness
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The moors ruled Andalucia in southern Spain from the 8th to the 12th centuries, and among their more sybaritic legacies are the hammams (bathhouses) found in the city of Granada. They were originally inspired by Roman baths, but the Moorish versions took opulence to new heights - featuring stuccoed alcoves, lavish...
Although Kerry’s senate record has been much maligned by Bush and his surrogates, who have called it liberal and unaccomplished, we find his senate accomplishments to be admirable and often understated. Much of Kerry’s most significant progress in the Senate has come anonymously, because...
“I am personally allergic to overstatement,” says Nissinen, who prefers “art that is slightly understated and deeper.”
Holy Grail has long been the most popular of the films made by the six comics who formed the Monty Python troupe. In a February 2004 online poll, it was even named (no joke) the No. 1 British film of all time. That cult reputation--along with a cast that...
“Even if we don’t answer our question, at least we pose it,” he says. “I want people who see this to leave and question everything they see.” Still, given the frustration and indignation that the...