Word: ark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...similar fate awaits the Limbertwig apple, the red abalone and the Southern field pea, but their plight, happily, has not gone unnoticed. They are among 15 American products selected to enter the Ark of Taste, an endangered-species list of edibles established by Slow Food, an organization dedicated to returning joy to the table by shunning mass-manufactured products and promoting food awareness. The Ark spotlights these endangered products, not so people will avoid them but rather so more will consume them. Already this gourmet prod to the marketplace has helped revive such delicacies as Bagoss cheese, made from...
...capture audiences, networks are turning out lavish historical spectacles. The problem with history is that what really happened doesn't always make good TV. We asked a few experts to appraise the historical integrity of Noah's Ark, which appeared last week on NBC, Joan of Arc (CBS, May 16, 18) and Cleopatra...
...Expert] On Noah's Ark, ALAN COOPER, Professor of Bible at Jewish Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary...
...missing the point: these soundtracks weren't meant to be, as my friend stated, "the outward expression of the artists themselves." They were just soundtracks to films. Would a typical soundtrack of pop or rock songs be preferable to Williams' work in a film like Raiders of the Lost Ark? Of course not. But more than that, Williams consciously chooses themes that have a precedent people's minds of evoking certain imagery...
Originality aside, Star Wars, JAWS, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and dozens of other films simply wouldn't be the same without Williams' in the background, heightening the drama of every scene. Compare that to the occasional wisp of flute music reminiscent of "My Heart Will Go On" in Titanic, heralding the blast of the top-40 hit as the credits roll...