Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only outlet available to her. "I can't be as personally creative," she admits grimly, "but I have learned a lot." She works under a lot of pressure, measuring and dressing entire casts in just one or two weeks. A new challenge was working within the constraints of a distinct historical period, as with Giasone. One senses that the Renaissance style was perhaps too much of a departure from Waddell's own vision. "I don't think I'd ever incorporate a pair of knickers in my fashion show," she reflects. Working from a costume stock or building everything...
...EgyptAir Flight 990 is cruising uneventfully at 33,000 ft. on its normal heading from New York City northeast across the Atlantic toward Cairo. At that moment, two distinct clicks of a button on the control yoke disconnect the autopilot guiding the plane. Eight seconds later, the control yoke is pushed forward, tipping the tail up, pitching the nose down, and the aircraft tilts into a precipitous but controlled dive. Fourteen seconds later, the aircraft reaches 90% of the speed of sound and zero gravity--weightlessness--as it plummets through the night...
Borrowing the stick of teammate Pat Aufiero, DiPietro was at a distinct disadvantage when senior defenseman Matt Scorsune blasted a shot from the point at 15:22. The puck trickled between DiPietro's skates, temporarily equalizing the score...
...another abrupt yet effective change-up, the bouncy "Swing" may have you grooving to the bass, sax and scratchy vocals. DiFranco receives some stellar support from guest artists Maceo Parker (playing sax and flute on several tracks) and the Artist (backup crooning on "Providence"), both of whom add distinct flavors to DiFranco's funkiest album...
...through blockbusters that don't look like blockbusters, films that don't smash the audience in with over-the-top special effects, nor bore them with material they've seen a hundred times before. Each of his works has its own cult following--but they all have the same distinct flavor. Just as he adores the monster movies of the '40s and '50s, directors years from now will adore Burton's work and build upon it as he has done with his own idols, securing Burton's cinematic legacy...