Word: detailism
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Similarly with Gibson's movie: there is no historical evidence that Jesus endured anything like the sadistic marathon that The Passion lovingly re-creates. But it is portrayed--at fantastical length and in excruciating detail--as historical fact. This is, Gibson wants you to believe, "as it was." Quibble with Moore, and he will accuse you of siding with the devil. Quibble with Gibson, and he will accuse you of opposing...
...hold, when to fold. And I think that the whole American system was set up to force people to compromise. So I don't think it's a bad thing. But there are some things that aren't acceptable. That's why I try to go through in some detail in the welfare-reform section why I vetoed the two bills I vetoed, why I signed the bill I signed...
...their success lies in re-creating a familiar environment in the new locale. To do that, some consultants take photos of bureau tops or draw diagrams of knickknacks in a curio cabinet. Every detail is considered crucial. "Even the magnets were in the same place on the fridge. We couldn't believe it," says Robin Rose, 45, of Chicago, who helped her in-laws, Don and Edith Rose of Clearwater, Fla., relocate last March. In the midst of the move, her mother-in-law was hospitalized for a stroke. "Mom was so worried she wouldn't be able to find...
...WRITE ABOUT YOUR ADOLESCENCE IN VIVID DETAIL. DID YOU KEEP A DIARY...
...night in two weeks flat). I'm won over by the subtle elegance of its productions, with scenic consultant John Lee Beatty merely suggesting the settings in front of the stage-wide bandstand that holds Rob Fisher's Coffee Club Orchestra. I'm awed by the scholarly passion for detail Fisher, Encores!' musical director, brings to the restoring of each score...