For a city enthralled by intelligence work, like Washington, D.C., provocative intellects are a rare breed.
By Nicholas Schmidle For a city enthralled by intelligence work, like Washington, D.C., provocative intellects are a rare breed.
And because so much of what is flashing across our television, movie and computer screens suggests that what women are being offered is not just separate but sequestered, not challenging or provocative but intellect-numbing and reactionary -- an expensive, seductive, glossy mass invitation to disappear into Cyberpurdah.
"With Chelsea, she is warm and tender — and provocative, too, stressing intellect.
Beyond the extraordinary mastery of his art and craft, what makes Alfonso a great director is that sustained vision of his (stubborn, but not foolish), subject to a deep spirituality and a curious, provocative and restless intellect.
The provocation proved provocative.
"The nature of higher education and a university education is one of challenging people to think about the beliefs they have and to engage with critical and provocative material in an effort to grow and cultivate your intellect," he said.
For those who accuse Charlie Hebdo of being pointlessly provocative, Charb's "Open Letter" is a window into the scope of the intellect underpinning the satire.
Shining with intellect but never overly didactic, exuding grace and humor as she proffers the insightful, often provocative diatribes that were the Jordan trademark, Ms. Lowery does all that is humanly possible to keep us from noticing how rambling and oddly misshapen "Voice" is as a theater piece.
