Word: conscious
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...female form than the other pieces in the show. "Nudes to the Nth" leaves behind identifiable femininity for a rich, mysterious world where skin is no longer an indication of human presence, let alone female presence. This transcendence, oddly, seems to me a wonderfully non-feminine, un-self-conscious ideal. It bodes well for the time when artists like Cindy Sherman will be set aside and people will ask deeper questions about what it means to be female...
...selection of socially conscious local Boston MCs Illin' P and Mr. Lif as the opening act established the show's political purpose early. While Illin' Ps rhymes were standard hip-hop fare, the dreadlocked Mr. Lif seemed a more impressive and fitting pacesetter for the night. His conga-accompanied spoken word performance addressed issues of race and class, while the crowd was wowed by his impromptu freestyle. Lif's performance during this hour-long performance set the stage perfectly for the Spear...
...discovery of Junior's body. As Gail tries to help her husband, Nora talks incessantly, theorizing about calling 911, about the seriousness of Junior's bruises, about her relationship with Gail and her other two daughters. She talks Junior to his feet and leaves him, bloody and semi-conscious, to dance while waiting for the ambulance...
...least culpable members of final clubs--the ignorant initiates. Initiates are the most sympathetic of all final club members. They just want to be cool, to have a place to party--and if it means drinking until they pass out, so be it. They aren't yet a conscious part of the perpetuation of elitism and sexism that characterizes final clubs...
...episode screened yesterday demonstrated some of that psychological complexity, involving the conflict between the main character's conscious and unconscious minds...