Word: witting
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...feats of endurance, or plain old human evolution as we move from crouched primates to upright homo sapiens. And while Nicholson commits that all-too-common sin of conflating his subject with his life - the book is as much memoir as history - he does so with the kind of wit capable of charming readers into glossing over his missteps...
...Inside, however, lies the unexpected: page after page of fascinating elucidation of a nation and people that desperately require understanding. Iran is a young country. Some 75% of Iranians are under 35, and it is this demographic that is responsible for the wit and poignancy that make Transit Tehran so absorbing. It has come at a cost: some contributors were jailed during the volume's preparation, hounded by a state that brooks no threat to its cultural authority...
Since last season, Ehrlich has written a blog that he updates every few weeks on the Department of Harvard Athletics website. Peppered with stories and his sense of humor, Ehrlich has showcased his trademark antics and quick wit, already a staple of the Crimson’s locker room, to the internet...
...Some of the supporting players aren't so diverting, particularly a Yiddish bubbe from Yonkers who's so grating that the severe physical punishment she takes (before rising to heroine status at the end) is almost welcome. But even here the filmmakers locate some saving wit. When she and her lethal purse are in a showdown with a jungle beast, on the soundtrack we hear Ennio Morricone's theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but played by a Klezmer band. That's the peril and pleasure of vaudeville movies: You've got to stay alert...
...Keefe ’91 and Nell D. Benjamin ’93, who have worked together several times since the Hasty Pudding’s 145th production—return to the Yard to satirize its residents with just the right amount of sting and wit while avoiding an easy resort to caricature. Granted, they’ve got an audience with an insatiable sweet-tooth that coos at the sight of massive amounts of pink and sparkles, but “Legally Blonde,” which will run at the Boston Opera House until...