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...view is much more nebulous than that of Hopkins. “Who was it who first said, ‘The kingfisher falls through fire’?” asks Wright, twisting around the opening line of Hopkins’ famous poem, “As Kingfishers Catch Fire.” Like Wright’s descriptions throughout the collection, his misquotation prioritizes his subjective impression of the poem over Hopkins’ own words. The objects in this world are escaping his grasp, and once more Wright shows how his struggle with...
...moved him to a new tank in Newport, Oregon, and for two years we made him gain a ton of weight, got rid of his skin disease, trained him to catch live fish, and gave him exercise. We got him used to real saltwater. And then when he was ready, we put him on the plane and flew him to Iceland, where he had been captured when he was two years old. There, little by little, we adapted him to being in his natural environment. On the 5th of July, 2002 - I was there - he decided to say goodbye...
...coming back to Boston to perform with Kelly Clarkson at the House of Blues on May 3rd. The best part? the concert is FREE! That's right, a free concert with both Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson. Its like pop music Heaven. There's only one teeny weeny catch--you have to own a Sidekick to get tickets...
...neurons deep in the brain. One group is associated with deep sleep, which results from fatigue; the other is linked with rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep. Although the first group of neurons can be reset in a few days, the latter can take up to a week to catch up - so, one part of the brain thinks its in Paris, while the other insists it's still in New York. The result is you lying wide awake in your hotel room...
...sided and printed on large sheets of paper, the form enables unemployed workers of Japanese descent - and their family members - to secure government money for tickets home. It sounded like a good deal to the Brazilians for whom it was intended. The fine print in Portuguese, however, revealed a catch that soured the deal: it's a one-way ticket with an agreement not to return...