Word: wantoned
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Minesweeper is another poisoned gift from Microsoft, a jazzed-up cyberversion of the old grade school battleship game that was played long ago by wanton boys behind the math teacher's back. Well, I'm 44 and school's out. Who's to stop...
...heart-smart foods that were once relegated to the global peasantry: polenta, lentils, kale, bulgur wheat. Meanwhile, the fat-filled, heart-dumb foods once favored by kings and courtiers have been sedimenting down the socioeconomic scale. And, oh, the joys of nouveau low-income food, in its ever more wanton and promiscuous forms -- fries topped with melted cheese spread, nachos topped with everything, burritos buried in sour cream and guacamole! Not to mention flavors unheard of a generation ago -- honey mustard (what deranged home-ec dropout thought that one up?), ranch, jalapeno. Of course, there isn't much alternative...
Chapter 266, section 127 of the Massachusetts General Laws states that the maximum penalty for wanton destruction of personal property is up to ten years in prison or a fine based on the value of the property...
...when Madonna released her dirty picture book, Sex, she seemed to be moving into self-destruct mode, finishing up her time in the spotlight as a parody of herself. The eroticism she hints at on Bedtime Stories is actually sexier than that of her more wanton songs and videos. Even if a more subdued Madonna is just another pose, it may help her win some of the respect she actually deserves. She is not a great singer, her songs are derivative, her public persona is tawdry. But she can make pretty good records. That's what her dirty little secret...
...disgusted by the stomach-churning pap that passes for "film criticism" these days that you are tempted to grab the nearest assault rifle (well, not as near with the passage of the new Brady Bill), go out, and engage in the wanton massacre of Janet Maslin, Vincent Canby and Stanley Kauffman. Especially Stanley Kauffman, who seems to have an unerring talent of giving thumbs up to the worst movies in the business. (If you don't believe me, consider the fact that he really liked "The Muppet Christmas Carol." I went to see "The Muppet Christmas Carol" With a little...