Word: witting
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...fear of being judged can serve nobler purposes. It sharpens the wit. It forces active engagement with the text. It prevents sloppy thinking. It builds character...
Cadence Weapon’s got something tosay, and he wants you to listen up. On hissecond album, “Afterparty Babies,” Canadianproducer, DJ, and rapper CadenceWeapon (a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton) demonstrateshis talent for layering multiple beatsand lyrics with wit and self-assurance.For those who prefer lyrically sophisticatedrap music to high-end production,“Afterparty Babies” is a must. Reminiscentof the mash-ups of GirlTalk, the deliveryof Minneapolis rap artist POS, and thesocial commentary of an above-averagebackpacker, the album has a unique tonalpalette. He is both self-deprecating andcritical: in his introduction...
...Bank Job” is the latest movie from British action-film mainstay Jason Statham, whose cockney wit and sexy bald head have been a continuous draw at the box office. Viewers traditionally find Statham in gritty yet humorous London crime capers like “Snatch” and “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.” But putting “The Bank Job” on the same level as those rowdy action-comedy hybrids would be a mistake. The film is a disappointment that fails to bring together its various crime movie...
...above the fray while the internecine policy battles raged, at that point primarily over Iraq. His movement, he seemed to understand with a certain melancholy resignation, had dissipated, had lost the exuberance and intellectual vitality of his storied youth. Increasingly feeble, he gave occasional speeches, delivered with his signature wit but devoid of his former rancor. In the end, it seemed, all the pater familias really wanted was a little peace for his family...
...This is, in essence, a true story and it is one that writer-director Stefan Ruzowitzky tells with cool wit and subtle tension in The Counterfeiters, which is nominated for best foreign film at this Sunday's Oscars...