Word: darks
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...When [other] directors were rendering fantasy movies, they had all this shiny armor and shiny castles. And Peter came from a horror aesthetic. He rendered that fantasy world in the way that either a historian or a Hammer film fan would do it. They were very texturally rich and dark. And that's what hooked me into the trilogy...
...only a few million years is trying to unravel puzzles that are billions of years in the making. How did the universe begin? How was life initiated? How did consciousness emerge? Einstein captured it best when he wrote, “the years of anxious searching in the dark for a truth that one feels but cannot express.” That’s what science is about...
What did running those 50 miles feel like? Most of the miles were a total blast. You start before dawn, so it's dark outside, and you're all huddled for warmth at the start. As you're running, the sun comes up. It's just brilliant. Every moment, every mile brought a vivid sensation. When you allow yourself to ease into the run, as if you're easing into a hot bath, the sensations come to you gradually. You feel your body warming up. You feel yourself hitting a stride. Nothing ever feels forced. It feels soothing...
...espoused, though many times he appeared to be rambling, unrealistic and perhaps a touch fanatical in his views. But I was highly impressed by his article on Bernie Madoff. It is a superb piece of writing with the right mix of incisive sarcasm and wit that reveals a dark corner of American society with the intensity of a searchlight. And the accompanying sketch of Madoff once again underlines why TIME is the best. P.K. Majumdar, New Delhi...
...seem very clever over here, but I subsequently realized that it was a very special time,” Ostriker said.From Cambridge he moved to Princeton University, where he spent 16 years as the chairman of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences. Ostriker is particularly noted for his research on dark matter, the hypothetical matter whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter.Ostriker’s daughter remembered that her father was always very excited about his work and said that he loved working with students.During the years Ostriker served as Princeton’s provost...