Word: dormant
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...writes in her diary, "like a man who could tame anything ? the man has attracted me." Onstage, Fosco is reduced to a clownish rogue. "As we Italians say, The plot, she thickens," he giggles. Nonetheless, Crawford, who followed Phantom by retreating to a Las Vegas showcase, re-stakes his dormant reputation as a brilliant character actor. Even in his fat suit, he has an easy command of the stage, preening and prancing with joy. Extra points for hitting a long high note in his showstopping A Gift for Living Well with a large, live rat crawling around his neck...
While Iceland may be frigid on the outside, it's molten lava on the inside. The most exciting evidence of the heat within is provided by the island's many geysers. Geysir, the original blowhole from which all others get their name, now lies dormant on a grassy slope below Bjarnfell Mountain, 120 km east of Reykjavik. But Geysir's neighbor, Strokkur, is positively explosive; thousands flock yearly to watch it fire off a dazzling 30-m spout of scalding water every few minutes. Icelanders take full advantage of their country's volcanic potential: when the mercury drops, they warm...
...1970s comic and cartoon that inspired Devilman, a CGI-heavy movie due out in the fall, helped create a template for the fanged and tentacled demons that populate Japanese pop culture today. Devilman is the alter ego of mild-mannered schoolboy Akira Fudo, who becomes possessed by a long-dormant demonic force. The story details his struggle to bring that force under control and use it to fight other, more malevolent, demons. Like Casshern, virtually every frame in Devilman blends live action and computer graphics. Judging by segments that have been completed, Devilman will be a lush, Gothic-flavored visual...
Broadwater also believes his politically-charged classmates may have rubbed off on him. “Perhaps it is merely a reflection of the times, but I believe that my peers at Harvard have awakened a political awareness in me that would have otherwise have remained dormant,” he says. “I can’t help but comment on and reflect socio-political currents in my work...
Broadwater also believes his politically-charged classmates may have rubbed off on him. “Perhaps it is merely a reflection of the times, but I believe that my peers at Harvard have awakened a political awareness in me that would have otherwise have remained dormant,” he says. “I can’t help but comment on and reflect socio-political currents in my work...