Word: flash
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...experienced a brief flash of irritation, thinking that for $80 a night, one might reasonably expect a television. But I quickly figured that, free of the insidious temptations of the idiot box, I would spend my time in the hotel far more productively: drinking beer on the bougainvillaea-draped patio, listening to the chirps of the wriggling geckos on the walls, and watching the world go by. And should I grow weary of my tropical tranquility, the downstairs bar beckoned. Complete with dusty wickerwork chairs, an ancient gramophone and a scattering of pith helmets, it looks straight...
...INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS Map: The Planned Barrier Mideast: The Four Sticking Points Map: Mideast Flash Points Israel: A Land Divided...
...rites of an imagined planet, freeing the souls of the dead in nimbuses of colored light. Soldiers wading knee-high into battle are obliterated by a radial shockwave, leaving dashes of black dust on the ignited air. (Animation can be dark: to Japanese artists, this is a news flash from Planet Obvious.) The landscapes of the previous games were richly-rendered flat canvases, but Final Fantasy 10 has a three-dimensional world shot by an agile, spiraling camera that skates smoothly between close-ups and long shots. Gone is the blue text box, banished with other dear quirks...
...identity of the God’s Hand murderer, a serial killer who has slain a slew of victims all over Texas. The improbable reason? The killer is his younger brother, and to prove it, he is going to explain how the current situation came about. So, we flash back to 1979, back to Fenton’s childhood where we see that his father (Paxton) directly influenced the current spate of killings. Back in the day, Dad was possessed by the notion that his purpose in this world was to do God’s work, namely destroying demons...
...INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS Map: The Planned Barrier Mideast: The Four Sticking Points Map: Mideast Flash Points Israel: A Land Divided...