Word: barrenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...text subtly takes on the feeling of each different country. When Keelin wanders through the Tokyo night life the descriptions take on a hard, bright, almost neon like quality. As she sweats through sickness in Central America a fuzzy magic-realism pervades. New York and Las Vegas become the barren, American suburban talk-show circuit. Like the text, Keelin is subtly changed by each new location, making a journey that began as a quest for someone else her own. Even as she moves towards real independence, though, Keelin is snared by the complexities and false promises of the family bond...
...brother stared at me expectantly as we trudged our way through the barren streets of South Boston on Saturday evening. He had come into town for the weekend to spend some quality time with his big brother, and I figured that reviewing a couple of underground films would be a great excuse to get off campus at least once during his visit. It had seemed like a great idea at the time, but as we meandered farther and farther from civilization, I began to wonder if perhaps I had made a judgement error in dragging my sibling away from...
Professor of Korean History Carter J. Eckert presented stark, barren images of the North Korean landscape and people to members of the Korean Association last night in the Lowell House Junior Common Room...
...Those barren dorm room walls may have been acceptable in September, but now that midterms are over, they’re as tacky as keeping your Christmas lights out until Labor Day. Get in on the interior decorating action as 343 posters are auctioned at Skinners Auction Gallery. The selection ranges from The Seven Year Itch to The Day of the Triffids to Dirty Harry. And for you seniors courting first-years, try hanging Lolita or The Graduate over your bed for that suggestive effect. 3 p.m. 63 Park Plaza, Boston, 350-5400. FREE...
During these barren years, the Citgo Corporation had the opportunity to see exactly how much money they had been spending on the upkeep of this archaic form of advertising. Realizing that paying a monthly $10,000 in bills was not economical, a campaign to destroy this last form of "spectacular" advertising was set into motion. With the news of the demolition, however, many Bostonians became suddenly consumed with an intense feeling of nostalgia, and started their own campaign to save what they saw as an irreplaceable piece of Boston history...