With their endless jabs that have often concealed sober criticisms, shows like "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," "The Daily Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" and "Saturday Night Live" have provided their audiences a way to laugh off political anxiety.
Mr. Zulawski said his Polish films were all "motivated by politics" but initially he "had to use masks" to conceal his criticism.
She congratulated Sanders on a hard-fought race, but added a barely-concealed criticism of her adversary.
The industry got the report held back, and in its published form its language was toned down and its criticisms concealed in technical detail.
He has weathered many public storms during his reign as speaker, including a coup attempt in 2000; accusations that he mishandled sexual assault allegations against one of his top aides; and, later, criticism that he concealed sexual harassment allegations against an influential Brooklyn assemblyman.
Sotomayor raised some partisan ire, more for her "wise Latina" comment than for her record, while the Republican attacks on Kagan have focused on the activist judge fear mongering which is really little more than poorly concealed partisan politics, but these criticisms got little traction outside of the Republican base.
Angela Lansbury wore an earpiece in the recent revival of Blithe Spirit and while some may have looked askance at her hairstyle, which resembles twin cinnamon danishes stuck to her face, there weren't many criticisms of what that hair concealed.
That lies in what Boyd artfully calls "the riddle of who tells the tale" — the themes of concealed design and ghostly ventriloquism at the center of his criticism from the 1980s to the present.
Even though some of the orders were placed under the current government, officials did not come under immediate criticism, in part because the many of the computer companies had concealed their relationship to Aum.
The gun was legally purchased, officials said, prompting criticism of the state's gun laws, which allow the carrying of concealed weapons.
Among Republicans, though, the anxiety over Iraq is barely concealed — midterm elections are now seven months away — and has been expressed partly through criticism of the Administration on other national-security issues, such as wiretapping and the Dubai port controversy.
