Word: detailism
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...final report: "I knew and loved the Arnhem Land people ? I had more in common with them than with my own kind. I knew I would be lonely for them always." Thomson's writings, compiled by Australian National University anthropologist Nicolas Peterson, at times leave one wanting more detail of the growth of such bonds. But elsewhere Thomson deftly steps between the roles of reflective friend and sharply observant scientist, sometimes with melancholic effect, as when he writes of the hunters who "are so much a part of the landscape; they fit in without a single note of discord...
...protesters who wanted him to address their issue and by local reporters curious as to why he hadn't mentioned Iraq. His bland responses--that AIDS was a test of "moral responsibility" and that Iraq was "a very important issue"--disappointed both groups. "He didn't speak with any detail at all," said Kim Sue, one of the protesters. "I think I'll have to vote for Kerry...
...Rehr invokes the tone of post 9/11 New York by drawing "Tuesday" in black and white, with a light grey wash for highlights. (The artwork throughout has a richness of detail that adds tremendously to the verisimilitude of the story.) The covers feature atmospheric, nearly depopulated "snapshots" of the city: a rainy Park Avenue looking south to Grand Central Station; Central Park's ice-skating rink with just a few dots of people on it. Throughout the story, the disaster's aftermath asserts itself on the lives and psyche of the characters. The story takes place during a snowy weekend...
...Gossip columns are not noted for their attention to factual detail,” he said...
Atkins Nutritionals, which has parlayed the low-carb concept into a food business with annual revenues of more than $100 million, countered by sending USA Today a hospital record showing that Atkins weighed 195 lbs. when he was admitted in April, a detail that is supported by photographs of Atkins taken in the weeks before his mishap. While he was on life support, the Atkins camp claimed, he retained fluids that caused him to balloon 63 lbs. "He became essentially unrecognizable, he was so bloated," said Dr. Stuart Trager, chairman of the Atkins Physicians Council. That IV, it turns...