Word: expressiones
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Granted, “Extremely Loud” had a lot to live up to—a curse on any sophomore effort that is made only worse by the fact that Foer, on account of his young age, is expected to outdo himself with every successive outing. When the...
It was Regan who decided, only hours after the surgery, that the President should resume immediately the constitutional powers and duties he had briefly transferred to Bush ("Uh-oh, the Russians have fired a missile," quipped Reagan, noting the chief of staff's somber expression). It was Regan, in consultation...
"A second time involved China. There were border conflicts. Henry [Kissinger, then National Security Adviser in the Nixon Administration] used to come in and talk about the situation. Incidentally, this was before the tapes. You won't have these on the tapes." He continues without changing his expression. "Henry said...
It is too expensive nowadays to attempt the miraculously detailed subtlety of Pinocchio, which remains the masterpiece of the Disney manner. But the new boys know how to create wonderful transformations in a character's expression with a deft stroke or two, and they have mastered the deliciously parodistic plasticity...
Although transgenic technology is still in its infancy, some scientists hope that they can use it soon to reap medical benefits. If cancer genes can be so readily turned on, for example, the new technique may reveal ways to turn them off. And what is learned about gene expression could...