«I wasn't taught to draw at art school,» House ¬ ago says with exasperation at what he considers the high - concept prissiness of his curriculum. (michaelwerner.com)
The point of these corrections is neither liturgical prissiness nor aesthetic nostalgia; there is no «reform of the reform» to be found in lace surplices, narrow fiddleback chasubles, and massive candles. (firstthings.com)
Still, I don't think it's a matter of American prissiness to suggest that «satire» doesn't capture the prevailing cast of mind displayed in Charlie Hebdo, which has always struck me as far more nihilistic than satirical. (firstthings.com)