Word: dwellings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...expose like Obsession: The Lives and Times of Calvin Klein, by Steven Gaines and Sharon Churcher (Birch Lane Press; $22.50), was almost inevitable. The authors do not fawn -- they revel in describing the people Klein copied, the deals he made, the collaborators he turned against. Above all, they dwell on his heavy drug use and bisexuality...
...first game, and contributed an impressive defensive effort throughout the day. Senior Nancy Johnson contributed a perfect hitting performance in the first game (three-for-three), as did Kennon in the second (two-for-two). But on the whole it was a day the team would not like to dwell...
...Smiles of a Summer Night," explores the darker side of romance, Sondheim's script and score revert to a more optimistic vision. HRDC's Night Music loses track of the inevitable happy ending and plays with conflicts as if they may never be resolved. All too often the players dwell heavily on melancholy as if it may prevail, rather than as a comedic device that the audience can see through to a festive conclusion...
...best characters, the Coens set to work on sabotaging the storyline. Connections become more tenuous, and punchy dialogue withers into tired speeches. The rapid pace that helped disguise substantive flaws earlier on falls apart as Barnes' success plummets, and he and Archer face unemployment again. The Coens dwell on the demise as if to make a tragic and appear inevitable, but since this is supposed to be a comedy, no one has the patience for a moving denouement. The Coens drag us through it anyway. They have foreshadowed the final scenes in the opening sequence, and the movie lurches...
...safety net to catch Kerrigan's fall in Detroit was this proud family. But how does anyone cope with the anger generated by a vicious attack? The Scotvolds say simply that she doesn't brood: "She doesn't have time to dwell on what's happened. Maybe after the Olympics are over." Wylie adds that she may be dissociating herself from the blow to protect her concentration. Kerrigan is, as usual, circumspect. "It's hard to know what to feel right now," she says. Admitting to watching the developments on TV, she quips that it is all a form...