Word: airã
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Sacks interweaves tales of early scientists, familial anecdotes and chemistry lessons with his narrative. Thus Uncle Tungsten is far more than a book of memoirs. It presents the reader with a different view of the world where every detail—every candle-flame, light-bulb and breath of air??is a mystery waiting to be solved...
...Matrix ($18.99) Still the best, the original Matrix DVD essentially cemented the format’s success. From documentaries on “bullet time”—the effects used to suspend the characters in mid air??to hidden features and an immaculate video transfer, this disc set a benchmark for DVDs that few have surpassed...
...talented artists, musicians, actors and writers in the world. Intrinsic to Gross’ style is her capacity to listen and her knowledge of her subjects; characterized as intelligent, sympathetic and indefatigably curious, Gross has built a devoted following of fans who count on “Fresh Air?? as a cultural barometer in a media deluged by tabloid romps. Two million listeners tune in every week for Gross’ picks and pans, and those who attended her seminar on Friday afternoon or her talk in Sanders Theater that evening, were finally able to put a face...
...seminar by addressing the personal impact her job has had on her own life. She recounted a story of a woman who approached her at an airport to tell her that her husband, who she had just recently lost to cancer, had loved “Fresh Air?? and spoke often of Gross. Gross then counseled students aspiring to follow in her footsteps that the key to successful interviewing is genuine compassion: “The more you genuinely care about a person, the more they will tell you, and the more you will touch the lives...
...first week after the attack, “Fresh Air?? contributed interviews with experts that were used as specials to break up NPR’s continuous news coverage. In the second week, the show resumed its standard schedule, but Gross still relates almost every interview to the aftermath of the attack in some...