Word: understatedness
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But none of them possessed the combination of attributes that made Ashe a paradigm of understated reason and elegance. In 1973 Ashe went off to play in the South African Open to see if he could chip away at the foundation of apartheid. Militants in the African National Congress did...
The three central actors turn in competent, entertaining performances. Burger's light tone softens his earnestness, and he delivers his funny lines without overdoing them. Cooper's Jim is similarly understated, which is essential considering the succession of rapid emotional trials he experiences. Swearingen's straightforward Maxine is also entertaining...
"You have become a media celebrity," noted New York Supreme Court Justice Marvin Goodman as he passed sentence on Long Island teenager Amy Fisher. His honor understated the facts: since Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head last May, the crime has drawn international attention. Prior to sentencing, Fisher...
Q: Your discussion of your homosexuality in your book is understated, even in "Late Victorians," the essay on AIDS and gay culture in San Francisco. Were you trying to avoid being singled out as a spokesperson?
It is hard to think of any recent book that is a less likely candidate for screen adaptation. As it turns out, it is hard to remember a serious work that has been more faithfully or more entrancingly turned into a movie. Partly this is because the screenwriter, Richard Friedenberg...