On the competition circuit, where hundreds of portly men with beards cook essentially the same terrible food (as a certified judge, believe me, I know), originality is as frightening as a hand reaching up out of a freshly dug grave.

WSJ: The New Barbecue

Perhaps because I've only directed three films, I can't really talk about originality yet.

CNN: Interview with Jiang Wen

Whenever I see a musical-comedy audience consisting mainly of senior citizens and small chidren, as was the case in Philadelphia last Sunday, I can't help but remember the galvanizing originality of productions like the "Our Town"-flavored "Carousel" that Charles Newell staged at Chicago's Court Theatre in 2007, or Bill Rauch's high-concept "Music Man" at the 2009 Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

WSJ: The King and I | Walnut Street Theatre | A 'King' That Is Full of Aces | Theater Review by Terry Teachout

Ubisoft has managed to inject real originality and innovation in a five-year-old franchise and produced the best stealth game I have played to date.

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