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It lives up to Ms. Clarke's lovely observation that "to a magician there is very little difference between a mirror and a door". "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" also contrives witty interactions between its characters and real, renowned figures of the period.

Visits to local markets (not the tourist ones), less travelled nature trails (not the ones where every tour bus stops), authentic neighbourhood restaurants (not international franchises) and non-contrived interactions with locals for example at soccer games or local fairs are the things that guests really go for.

Contrived much?

Contrived "festive" Twitter handles.

Contrived or otherwise.

Although this scenario may seem rather contrived, we can model many common social interactions as instances of Prisoner's Dilemma.

So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings that provide the illusion of social interaction".

Even aesthetically, the whole thing feels off: The cinematography in Will's airless newsroom is pallid and clumsy, and the interactions of the characters feel flat and contrived.

Jacobs, who grew up a wrestling fan, said he was excited about the appearance although his tense post-game interaction with Jets Coach Rex Ryan in December was ostensibly less contrived.

Yet the press whines incessantly about how scripted candidates are and that their interaction with voters out on the trail is phony and contrived.

It's contrived.