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Sure, walking away is one method of voicing displeasure, but even done with a certain élan (a quick turn and a throwback of the head — not just slinking off), I'd still ask: Exactly what kind of message is that?

And it is a throwback of surprises.

Her's retrofuturist aesthetic – wood panels, high-waisted pants – creates a carefully chosen timelessness and a throwback to an era of tech optimism, but it also gently highlights the arrested development of a man who falls in love with a talking device that lives in his front pocket.

Others, including some prominent women players and the organisation Women in Football, have argued Scudamore's emails highlighted demeaning and unworthy attitudes, are worrying in a game many women experience as a throwback of sexism and undermine the league's commitment to equality.

The president has at times considered him long-winded and a throwback to a previous generation of diplomats, aides said.

From a neutral perspective though, it was glorious to see such a devastating spell of fast bowling: something that is all-too-rare these days and a throwback to the halcyon days of Test cricket that I grew up with.

In addition to its unusually stellar cast, "Fail Safe," which is first film the actor has produced as part of his production deal with CBS, will be broadcast live (following the networks coverage of the Masters golf tournament) and in black-and-white an homage to the original 1964 film starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau and a throwback to the golden age of televisions live playhouses.

House Gangster/bigmout DJ Sneak's tough take on the classic filter sound is the best thing he ever did and a throwback to those pre-9/11 days of harmony between the nations.

"It's a throwback of sorts that definitely needed some shine.

Then there was Herath, a throwback of a cricketer better at bowling than bleep tests.

She is a throwback of sorts, playing an all-court game in a time of baseline whackers.