Word: witting
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Dowd writes her second full-length book in much the same style as her columns—part musing, part science, part incisive analysis, with short sentences and her signature biting wit. And like her twice-a-week column, “Are Men Necessary?” is intensely personal. She reveals her own anxiety through casual references to her own dating woes and the advice offered by her mother. The first section of the book is dedicated not to the discussion of whether men are “necessary,” but how women are taught...
...roots—or did the feminist movement itself create the current paradigm? How can a modern woman cope with the conflicting demands of biology, social pressure, and ambition? Dowd may not propose any real solutions, but she does lay out the conundrum with panache, pace, and page-turning wit...
...trial of another notorious leader, Saddam Hussein. “If you want to be sure that he has a fair trial,” Del Ponte said about the former Iraqi president, “he should be tried outside of Iraq. [It is] difficult for witnesses to testify in Baghdad.” The diminutive Del Ponte, who is proficient in four languages, displayed a dry wit and passion for debate in her interaction with audience members. When asked how the world community can successfully intervene in cases like the that of the Former Yugoslavia, Del Ponte replied...
...female admirer, Geschwitz, contributed memorable performances as Lulu’s lovers. As Alwa, playing another of Lulu’s lovers, Jess R. Burkle ’06 adds a more sophisticated but equally enjoyable comic dimension to the play with his keen sarcasm and biting wit. Alwa’s role soon grows more serious, however, along with the overall tone of the play. Lulu is implicated in the murder of one of her husbands. As she subsequently attempts to cover up her guilt with offers of sex, which she markets by exploiting her innocent appearance, Lulu?...
...Sophie, actors playing the peripheral members of the White Rose group also delivered strong performances. For instance, Fernando A. Berdion Del Valle ’08, playing Alexander Schmorrell, is particularly enthralling during his interrogation, as he possesses Sophie’s idealism and further adds his own rebellious wit. After a good laugh, though, the audience is quickly brought back to the horror of the situation and is dramatically shaken to react emotionally to the scene...