Word: finger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...play's third accident hit cast member Asnes as the cast and crew struck the unlucky set on Saturday. According to Asnes, she received a puncture wound to her finger while picking up a sharp metal set piece...
...Chaffin '00-'01 suffered a sprained ankle and hyper-extended Achilles tendon during rehearsal on Tuesday. Malka S. Resnicoff '00 fell off a table during Saturday's matinee, bruising her tailbone and cutting the show short, and Miriam R. Asnes '02 topped it all off when she punctured her finger while striking the set after the final performance...
Much of Kodo's performance is visual; beauty of style and sound meld in "Yae-No-Furyu" and "Yamauta." In the latter, one performer approaches a drum measuring eight feet across, elevated on a platform strung with lanterns. Accompanied only by a mournful flute and finger cymbals, the drummer slams his mallets into this colossal drum, invoking not only the sounds, but the surging rage...
Nearly a fortnight ago, literary star James Ellroy came to town on a promotional tour for his new book, Crime Wave. The Wednesday before his gig at MIT, he appeared on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Barely alighted on the hotseat, he announced, with appropriate finger gestures, that the President is hung like a cashew. The Crimson immediately pulled strings and waxed plaintive to get a one-on-one with the celebrated word-wrestler who delivered such literary punches as The Black Dahlia, American Tabloid and L.A. Confidential. Armed for the interview with nonsense and irreverence, The Crimson...
...Hold pen/pencil between the first and second knuckles of your index and middle fingers. By using your middle finger as the fulcrum and placing your index finger slightly towards the butt end of your pen/pencil, force the non-writing end of the pen/pencil against the webbing between your thumb and index finger. Maintaining this pressure, straighten your fingers slightly, whipping the non-writing end around in a clockwise fashion. Now you can twirl anything...