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Directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, it's a mishmash of Hong Kong sword-fighting ghost epics, Kafkaesque virtual reality fantasies, Cronenbergian visions of cybernetically enhanced flesh, Alice in Wonderland surrealism, post-apocalyptic urban grunge, Terminator -like battles of man vs. machine, and portentous lumpen-Zen posturing ("I can only show you the door.
The story features an anecdote purporting to show how Rehnquist punctures posturing lawyers, in which the pin cushion part is assigned to Kenneth Starr.
"It is we who have squandered the public trust, we who have time and again placed our personal or partisan interest before the national interest, earning the public's contempt with our poll-driven policies, our phony posturing, the lies we call spin.
Uncowed by the posturing and brinkmanship attributed to both sides, Albright quickly switched gears, from passive envoy to diplomacy maven.
Today you are more likely to spot yuppies than hippies shopping in the clothing boutiques and record stores, although a number of homeless youth and posturing teens hang out on the sidewalks seeking spare change.