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...Paris had the backdrop of the century - for example, they were planning to hold the equestrian events in the Tuilieries. it would have been spectacular. And Toronto had a very compact, very interesting site proposal...
...outer layers so they engulf all the inner planets, including Earth, turning it into what astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson calls "a red-hot charred ember." The sun's red-giant phase will be brief, however. Shedding its heat and gases, it will become a cold, compact cadaver no bigger than Earth, a white dwarf lost in space...
...What followed this period of critical and popular acclaim, however, was a quarter century in which Southern published a scant few articles and short stories, and one eloquent, compact novel that sank without a trace. During his "boom period" his screen credits included milestones like "Strangelove" and "Easy Rider," contributions to campy time capsules ("Barbarella"), and uncredited work on high-profile projects ("The Collector," "Casino Royale"). From 1971 until his death in 1995, only one movie - a dreadful Whoopi Goldberg vehicle called "The Telephone" (1988) -- had Southern's name attached to it. He was rumored to have "lost it," alcohol...
...recordings, his two string quartets were put out on vinyl by a label called Opus One. But Opus One hasn't made the switch to compact discs...
...president walks softly, his black sneakers squishing along the concrete path between lilies and the white stucco walls of the presidential mansion. As he points out a Ju Ming sculpture he admires and some work he's had done to the house, his gestures are compact, as if his arms automatically seek the shortest distance between repose and extension. His bearing is quiet, but always lurking is the authority, both of his formidable intellect and his high office. To his credit, he wears his achievements as easily as his blue oxford shirt. In these moments, as he shows...