Word: commonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hour-and-a-half of Stomp consists of a seamlessly interwoven series of such acts. All have their basic conception in common--the creation of dynamic sound and movement from strong bodies and everyday objects--but there's surprising variety among those numbers. One long-haired, bandanna-wearing cast member performs a high-powered solo number for two feet and two brooms; four ornery performers challenge each other to outdo one another in playing matchbooks like maracas. We get solo tap-dancing in heavy work boots, a symphony with drugstore-issue plastic bags and an impressive spotlight number in which...
...MBTA. Many of the most prominent signs in town announce the distance to Lexington, and at midday the busiest stretch of the sleepy streets is the outbound to Boston commuter rail station. But just steps from the train stop, in a nondescript office building overlooking the deserted Waltham common, pulses the heartbeat of one of Boston's most exciting cultural events...
Finally, for all the undergraduates who ever left Common Casting because the parts offered were too small, Nosal's performance should be required viewing. Performances, actually. In two brief appearances as Joe's mother, she achieves brutality without being broad. Her bravura work, though, is in her single scene as Henry, Roy Cohn's doctor. "You can call [the disease] whatever you want," she tells Roy, telegraphing to the audience both how accustomed Cohn is to getting what he "wants" and how little chance he stands against this final enemy...
Release 2.0 is steeped in Dyson's personal experience and authority. As a result, even the most jargon-filled paragraphs fall within the understanding of the common reader when augmented by Dyson's conversational sidenotes and proposals. Her intent to elucidate the workings and promising features of the Internet is clearly stated and reiterated from an economic standpoint throughout the book. Though the target audience seems to be limited to male members of the corporate world, almost anyone can appreciate the tidbits of advice that constitute the book's conclusion. "Trust but verify." "Be generous." "Always make new mistakes." Equally...
...hopelessly romantic as it was depressing. With no trappings of saccharine Hollywood sentimentality, Figgis' grim valentine was one of the best films of 1995 because it achieved a refreshing balance between pulp tragedy and true-love lyricism. Although his follow-up One Night Stand has much in common thematically with Leaving Las Vegas, and once again showcases Figgis' stylish direction, it lacks the earlier film's complexity and emotional heft (not to mention a powerhouse performance from a great actor like Nicolas Cage...