Word: frailer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...borne of a traumatic experience in Kanter's life during the summer of 1998 when her mother died of cancer. Her selections for the show were a direct representation of her loss: a candid family shot of her healthy mother beside 8x10 black and white photos of a frailer, weakened mother in a wheel chair. Dealing with separations and losses was one of the primary objectives of the exhibition. "There are many students, particularly those with little experience with death," explained Kanter "Who have a hard time expressing themselves when it comes to loss. The photos communicate a dialogue about...
...through the skin. The body is hunched; it needs a cane for support. Getting a first glimpse of Marcello Mastroianni here, the viewer is not surprised that this was the last film he completed before his death in late 1996. Was he only 72? He looks a decade older, frailer. A closeup could be like an autopsy, were it not for the actor's perennial ease and grace before the camera...
...Bones of contention. Postmenopausal women with strong, healthy bones may be three times as likely to develop BREAST CANCER as their peers with frailer frames. What's the connection? Dense bones may be associated with high levels of estrogen--a hormone linked to breast cancer...
Broadway, that fabulous invalid, never looked frailer or more gallant, never seemed more aware of its glorious past and its tenuous future, than on Tony Award night this past June. Musty old plays and musicals hogged the spotlight from newer works. Producer George Abbott, 106 years old and looking every minute of it, showed up to remind the assembled swells and the TV audience that Damn Yankees, which he had confected four decades ago, was again the liveliest show in town. The cathedral of commercial theater had reopened as a museum and a mausoleum. The place was awash in memories...
...think this definitely is insensitive on the University's part," Frailer said. "I don't know if it was a conscious decision, but they might want to be a little more considerate in the future...