Word: blocks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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From a preview of the emotional turmoil of the final scene of the novel to a reflective image of Ruby's son Brian floating in a swimming pool, trying to block out his family's emotional distress, each short scene at the beginning of Floating reveals an important layer in the history of Ruby and her family. These layers combine to form a startlingly clear image, building in the space of only four chapters, detailed and emotionally charged histories and perspectives for each of the four main characters of the novel, without resorting to tiresome exposition, and effectively setting...
...right trendy scene at the right time and the prevalence of the art world's "reverse racism" (whatever that means), the book seems to revel in the artist's self-destruction and subsequent "fall from grace." Blending descriptions of the decadence of the New York affluent with block quotes from people who claim to have been close to Basquiat, the biography at least succeeds in giving a reader a sense of the hypocricy and egoism that must have caused Basquiat such emotional turmoil. In the end, the book leaves the reader with a greater understanding of Basquiat's circumstances...
...Crimson's first touchdown, a three-yard scamper by Linden on an option right, came after senior linebacker Joe Weidle's punt block gave Harvard possession at the Lehigh 22-yard line...
...suit in federal court seeking to prevent the program from going into effect in his state. A hearing on the motion is being held this week. And Louisiana Representative Bob Livingston, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has attached a rider to the HHS funding bill that would block the rule for one year...
...problem with caller ID is that anyone can block it from revealing his number. Now phone company Ameritech in Chicago has a service called Privacy Manager that intercepts unidentifiable calls before the phone rings and prompts the caller to identify himself. If the caller refuses (as telemarketers are likely to do), the call disconnects. Otherwise, when it rings through, subscribers can listen to the recorded name and decide whether to take the call. Cost: $4 a month plus caller-ID fees...