Word: centralizes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jerusalem, a girl who has survived the internment camps of Sarajevo, appears mysteriously at the door of a convent. Quickly taken in by the nuns and the scholars in residence, this girl, Andrea, charms everyone. Her obsession with the show Wheel of Fortune becomes a central theme of the novel. Codrescu's interest focuses on Vanna White, a subject of mass worship who brings meaning to the world by connecting letters into words. References to the game-show throughout the novel bring with them the hope that somehow all the loose ends will eventually be tied...
Though the central story-line encompassing the relationship of Carla and Danny is interesting, it is drawn out and poorly intermingled with underdeveloped sub-stories. Carla's sisters are presented as dysfunctional daughters, at least in the eyes of their mother who describes Caroline as a "dedicated underachiever" and Heather as a "Gay workaholic." Both characters have the potential to make substantial contributions to the main theme but do not. Each is simply thrown into the mixing bowl by director Gary Marshall, adding a hint of flavor but Zero texture...
...beautiful tangling of vines, leaves and a flower. Within it lies a smaller rectangle of delicate swirls, lines and curves so fine and perfect they must have been inspired by a higher power. And inside that rectangle, one finds another exquisite border of grapes and birds, framing the central focus of the painting, Emperor Akbar and Gosain Jadrup...
Take the T to the New England Aquarium for a change of scenery. Observe ocean circulation and weather pattern images with the their new interactive satellite. Then watch the ocean deep on a towering IMAX screen after waddling back from the Little Blue Penguin exhibit. New England Aquarium, Central Wharf. 973-5200. Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday...
Green Street Studios. 185 Green St., Central Square...