Word: detailism
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Host McGavin acted impressed: These demonstrations "support the biblical story of the Deluge in every detail." One viewer who had good reason to doubt that statement -- and many others -- was Gerald Larue, a professor emeritus of biblical history and archaeology at the University of Southern California. A member of the Skeptics Society, an organization devoted to investigating pseudo science, Larue had been interviewed for an earlier Sun International production and, after seeing that show, felt he had been set up as a straw man. It inspired him to coach George Jammal, an acquaintance, to perpetrate the hoax, intended to expose...
Graves, a former managing editor of LIFE, based this novel on his daughter's experience as the target of just such a brutal sexual assault and robbery. He deals swiftly with the crime, then goes on to outline its aftermath in meticulous detail, from the hours Nancy spends combing through police mug shots to the frustrating plea bargaining necessary to close the case. The author presents what appears to be a best-case scenario (the victim sustains no lasting physical injuries, all officialdom is uniformly kind and civil) while managing to skewer upper-middle-class denial in the face...
...passion for detail paid off. Bassett's impersonation of Turner is the kind of star-making turn that every actress dreams of -- and practically every black actress in Hollywood wanted. Halle Berry and Robin Givens were among the finalists for the role that went to Bassett, best known previously for Spike Lee's Malcolm X, in which she played Betty Shabazz, wife of the Black Muslim leader...
Storytelling is one of the keys to understanding historical detail, Schama says. "When I was growing up," he recalls, "I was taught history would die on the page if it wasn't written not only for other professional working stiffs but also for the public...
This widespread adoption of liberal views can turn into large-scale hostility, say conservative students, who detail ways in which their views have made them feel unwelcome...