Word: darkeness
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...East Shore is the most promising venue in Beijing's budding jazz scene. Located on the banks of Lake Houhai, East Shore is a refuge from the trinket sellers and gaudy bars along the crowded shore. Its large windows give clear views over the water, and leather armchairs and dark wooden floorboards provide the necessary sultry ambiance. Thursdays through Sundays, a constellation of house bands, including the owner's Liu Yuan Jazz Quartet, plays from 10 p.m. until late, usually packing the 30-some-seat...
TIME: You write about such dark subjects. What was it like for you growing up?Picoult: I had this ridiculously happy childhood. I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened...
...away from the weight and reverence surrounding Bolaño’s best-known work, that his central concerns—the place and politics of the written word and those who produce it—take a subsidiary role to the abilities that make him memorable. His dark, biting sense of irony, stunning range of characterization and voice, and subtle manipulation of the deepest and most unexpected pathos are all on display. “Nazi Literature” may not be Bolaño’s most important work, but it’s enjoyable...
...their new documentary “Secrecy” to students, one raised his hand and asked, “What are the secrets?” While “Secrecy” focuses less on actual secrets than the structure of government censorship, it reveals the dark and hidden realities of democracy.In June 2004, Galison and Moss began shooting their film “Secrecy,” with the intent of exploring the architecture of the secrecy system in the U.S. government, which employs over two million Americans and consumes 7.5 billion dollars of the Federal budget...
...practically dripping with digital innuendo. With the help of an army of big-name producers, Jackson has dressed up sweaty dance-pop with sex and strobe lights. Album opener “Feedback” is a club single with a heavy beat and a dark, slinky analog bass. We don’t hear much of Jackson on this track, as her vocals have been multitracked and processed into little more than a synthesizer melody. Production takes center stage, showcasing the talents of renowned hip-hop and R&B producers Rodney Jerkins and D’Mile. Stereo effects...