Word: veneered
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...which an opera singer’s wretched performance was greeted by a barrage of wine flasks or “fiasci” at the offending artist. Hence the fiasco. But I digress. The supertuscan promiscuously blends a veritable smorgasbord of internationally known grape varieties. The veneer of its glamor has faded as Chianti producers have since rebounded. The supertuscan’s meretricious colors are shining through. Happily, a cordon sanitaire has been placed around these charlatans. It is not Chianti. I refuse to dignify it. Nolle prosequi...
Ping pong and badminton. Both require agility, racquets and of course hand-eye coordination. So how does a would-be player choose between the two? Some of the differences are obvious--table vs. ground for instance. But beneath the glamorous veneer, lie the nuanced subtleties that set the two racquet sports apart. It's time for a little head-to-head action between the two club sports...
...PERSON OF THE CENTURY, Dec. 31]. I took great offense at that statement. I say we forget Hitler at our own peril. He didn't carry out the Holocaust alone. He was aided by people in Germany, Poland, Hungary, France and other countries. Hitler showed how thin is the veneer of civilization. ANTHONY M. D'AGOSTINO Memphis, Tenn...
While the veneer of civility remains intact among the Republican pool, a few scratches are showing, as George Bush and John McCain scrap over an increasingly slim margin and attack each other's tax plans. "McCain will say Bush's plan favors the wealthy, and Bush will accuse McCain of not being a real Republican, in light of his so-called 'Democratic' tax platform," says Dickerson. And while it's unclear whether anyone will have the chutzpah to attack McCain's campaign finance reform stance, the Arizona senator may be weakened by Wednesday's reports that he pressured...