Word: detailism
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...morning of Aug. 8. I don't know Amman very well because on previous trips all our arrangements were taken care of by Jordanian protocol. It was rather difficult to reach a hotel. We found a taxi, and I asked somebody from our security detail to get into the taxi and take us to a hotel...
...temptation to flaunt the detritus of years of reading, watching and listening to the culture. In the opening five pages are references to Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley, Henry Kissinger and Marianne Faithfull. Though an authentic voice of the late 1970s and '80s, with a particular talent for detail and dialogue, Beattie's style unfortunately has become dreary, unforceful, and dated...
...important rock precursors, such as blues greats Lead Belly and Howlin' Wolf. There are plenty of intriguing curios on display as well--such as the Who drummer Keith Moon's grade school report card, saying he "is inclined to play the fool." There is flair in even the smallest detail: the building's ATMS look like jukeboxes. Mostly, however, the museum rises above Hard Rock Cafe-style gimmickry by showing respect for the music and its origins. Still, rock by nature resists institutionalization--the Lollapalooza tour, only in its fifth year, already seems stale. Museum officials plan to open...
...entries, the virtues and defects of this lifelong enterprise are apparent. Ellis has always been candid about his own weaknesses--among other things, he was a troubled binge drinker. His plain Joe prose is enlivened by boundless curiosity, a wry sense of humor and a falcon-sharp eye for detail. At a hearing conducted by red-hunting Senator Joseph McCarthy, for example, Ellis observed: "McCarthy has the slim hips of an athlete, a thick trunk and shoulders like a buffalo. Almost lacking a neck, his huge head seems perched on his shoulders. His mouth is long and thin, like...
...fallen on the red carpet. He waited till the cameras had passed, then darted out, picked up the spangle and put it in his tuxedo pocket. At Disney, neatness counts. So, for the chairman and ceo, does a twin obsession for the big picture and the smallest, shiniest detail...