Word: everydayness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...appliances, overkill isn't over. The trend toward commercial stoves and refrigerators, such as those by Viking and Wolf and Sub-Zero, has been reinforced by the shift of such traditional makers as Whirlpool, Maytag, GE and Amana into professional-quality gear and by a changed appearance in the everyday American kitchen. "Everyone is striving for a commercial look," says Tommy Genussa, president of TAG Homes Inc. in New Orleans. "That means stainless-steel appliances. Even in modest homes, the movement is toward as much stainless steel as possible...
...realm of the possible. I also live in Britain but am not of it, even though I have been here 28 years. And those who award the commissions are not used to women architects. All barriers, but fundamentally it was because my work was not normative." Normative? "Well, ordinary, everyday stuff." Bilbao has helped. "Clients see it's possible to do something extraordinary that is not repetition." Hadid's extraordinary designs are now on order in Barcelona (the Arts Plaza in the city center); Leipzig (a car plant); another German city, Wolfsburg (a science center); Rome (a museum of modern...
It’s often said that good writing captures the poetry and rhythm of everyday life, and Heaney agrees that poets must pay attention to the immediacy of every action. The famous last line of his 1967 poem “Bogland”—“the wet centre is bottomless”—came to mind as he was pulling on a pair of trousers...
...same time, Anderson’s work here is as wise and assured as anything else he’s done; he knows the difference between fair and unfair characterizations, he understands the dimensions of forgiveness, and he’s enamored with the potential for magic in the everyday. Most of all, he believes in the self-improving power of love; it is love that provides a channel for Barry’s rage, turning him into a kind of superman—focused, empowered, yet dependent on Lena for his strength...
...films that reflect a knowledge that could have only been gathered through first-hand experience. Even the peripheral characters in his films seem genuine—they are not just cut-outs or pawns in the plot; rather they are composites of real people that we meet everyday. It is clear that throughout his life Anderson has been an astute observer of human behavior. Consequently, one of the most special things about his films is how they tap into our basic desires, fears and needs and explore how we are all more connected than we think...