Word: frightfully
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...because it parleys Daltrey's working class consciousness. Daltrey once told a reporter he was happiest to be a rock musician because "it kept him out of the factories." Daltrey's self-styled punk star of the song "is a face in the mirror that may give you a fright," a narcissistic star who graces the cover of the album, "but he's alright," the song reassures...
...Rasputin of fraud. The straggly hair that frames his craggy Florentine features is a fright wig of deceit. His flamingo legs carry him with awkward zest from sin to sin, while his tongue utters unguentary lies. Yet we are too conscious that he is a self-aware villain, scoring stunning acting points without carrying complete emotional conviction. And Stefan Gierasch's Orgon is not quite the ideal foil. He seems more like an exacerbated paterfamilias who wants Tartuffe to cow his recalcitrant brood rather than a breathless gull hopelessly infatuated by a bogus saint...
...mutilate herself because she poisons other people--implies that she is possessed by these gods, rather than the expressions of selfhatred that Green shows them to be. The jolting images of insanity, in which the gods suddenly appear brandishing blood-stained knives and howling, only momentarily convey her fright; the shock pales beside the true horror of an ordinary nightmare, which draws on real fears...
...hostages, ranging in age from six to twelve years, were eventually allowed hot food, bedding, blankets and medicine by their captors. They played games, watched television, read and occasionally cried in fright. The Moluccans released the first pupils to fall sick and then, as the epidemic spread, telephoned Dutch authorities over a special line: "All the children will be freed. You may arrange the necessary transportation." After examining the released youngsters, Dutch doctors feared that some may have contracted meningitis. One ailing teacher was also released; the other four remained captive, though they were reportedly ill as well...
Several large, swaying pieces hanging over the stairs create a dizzying effect as you go up to the gallery. Then a brief moment of fright rushes through you as you notice the sign on the railing saying "High Voltage, Do Not Touch" and you wonder what would have happened if you hadn't noticed the sign...