Word: understatedness
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Though some say it has made possible the politically perilous quest of bringing power to the central administration, his understated modus operandi has undoubtedly been a detriment to the University in other ways.
As word began to emerge that President Neil L. Rudenstine will resign next year, undergraduate leaders shrugged off the news--perhaps a testament to the understated role that the University president plays in the lives of College students.
Do not mistake these gems for the headline-grabbing, designer showcases for the stars (do the Paramount and the Mondrian ring any bells?). These luxury hotels don't want you to know who stays there. The Lowell, for instance, is an elegant 17-story building adjacent to Revlon billionaire Ronald...
What to do with the perfect play is invariably the problem directors and actors face when they sit down at those initial pre-production meetings prior to mounting The Importance of Being Earnest. Written in the late 1890s, the play fixates on the manners and morals of the pretentious and...
If only The Beat were a bit more different. The leads' personal crises--a commitment problem, a crazy girlfriend--are too familiar; the show makes the NYPD Blue mistake of acting as if tired melodramas take on depth simply because cops experience them. (In fact, its funny take on police...