Word: eye
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sets off a chain of memory in which "The air seemed to fracture into screens which all fell crashing in on one another in a sort of timed ballet with spears of light shooting through and something erupted in her chest with a gush and in her mind's eye she saw her hands forty years younger..." Although the device can be potentially confusing, it all manages to work, the stream-of-consciousness-like presentation of Ann's memories standing in cool contrast with the straightforward narration of her conversation with Arden or the idle talk of her children...
...along in a verbal tapestry that plays with the potential of language without insisting that we read a deeper meaning in her word play. Perhaps its elements have been done before, but Evening is still able to transcend the bounds of its cliched parts to create a lovely and eye-opening whole...
...work runs around the clock in three shifts: one from 1 a.m. to 3 p.m., one from 3 p.m. to midnight and another red-eye from midnight to 7 a.m. "It's doesn't matter if it's dark outside," Curly points out, "it's dark down there anyway". Compensation is just for this sunless travail. According to some workers at the South Station tunnel site, "We get paid $90,000 a year and that's probably a hell of a lot more than you'll get paid out of Harvard." The engineer working at the hole next door...
...neighborhood jazz bar, although top acts occasionally appear to secure its reputation as a top jazz venue in the city. A jazz brunch is offered on Sundays form 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Another night spot is the requisite Irish pub: the Druid. Its decor pleases the eye as much as the Guinness slakes the thirst...
Make no mistake, Stone has a good eye. The Crimson is loaded with talent this year, and the players are smart enough to be worried about...