Word: angelically
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...when the storm is over, the cold and darkness return, the aesthetics are limited, and we become House-bound with ample time to surf the Web and catch up on some political debates we might have happily been ignoring in favor of making a snow angel or two. When we're hunkered down inside, unable to enjoy the outdoors, we are left to contemplate some of the hot issues of the year in this January without a thaw--among them the ongoing religious exploits of George W. Bush, the future of abortion in America and the ongoing issue of education...
...female James Dean for our time," says Columbia Pictures chairwoman Amy Pascal, whose studio backed Girl, Interrupted. "I'd make any movie with her in it. I begged her to do the film version of Charlie's Angels. But she's no angel...
...analysis of "Balaam and the Ass" (1626), for example, Schama notes how Balaam's eyes differ from previous depictions in other portraits. In the story from the book of Numbers, Balaam's donkey sees an angel and goes berserk. Previous painters, following the Dutch master van Mander's advice, had illuminated Balaam's eyes with shock, but Rembrandt is far more restrained...
...with astonishment. Give the customers dilated pupils, white sclera, and lots of it. With a stroke of perverse genius (excuse the term), Rembrandt has done the opposite, painting Balaam's eyes as dark crevices. For this is, after all, the moment _before_ God opens those eyes to the angel and the light of truth...
...lives around friendships and understand sharing in a way that many grownups have forgotten. The holidays are an ideal time for all of us to remember what we receive by giving--not just to friends and relatives but also to those less fortunate. Many churches and charities put up "angel trees," where a child can donate a gift earmarked for a specific needy kid. Your child will have good ideas about what a kid his age would want; let him choose and wrap a gift to donate. In lieu of a teacher gift, write your teacher an appreciative note...