Word: gestalt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What has almost totally been lost is the self-perception of gestalt, of spirit and atmosphere that is created by people who choose to live here," he said in an April interview. "They gave a certain kind of focus, energy and framing to the place...
...Disney they say, "The park is the ride"; it's a gestalt experience, artfully designed. At Universal they say, "It's the rides, stupid," and U.S.F. has some attractions, like the spectacular Terminator 2 3-D show, that almost make visitors forget the drabness of the decor--the rows of gray, blocky buildings, meant to evoke movie soundstages, which have given the place the look of a Stalinist workers' paradise...
...What has almost totally been lost is the self-perception of gestalt, of spirit and atmosphere that is created by people who choose to live here," he says. "They gave a certain kind of focus, energy and framing to the place...
...Baja benefits from decor that is unabrasively funky. The windows and the bar are framed by red plastic chile lights, sombreros grace the walls and bright green cactus sculptures are sunk into cavities in the walls. Triangular flags pushing tequila brands are a tribute to kitsch, but the gestalt works well, set off under a trendy corrugated tin roof. The TV at one end of the bar and the gravelly sound of Louis Armstrong add to the user-friendly feel. In addition to comfortable surroundings, Baja offers many weekly specials that ought to bring in the crowds: a Sunday...
...worthwhile evening's entertainment is, after all, something of an accomplishment. If the play has been changed along the way from a series of adventures into a series of comedy sketches--well, maybe that's not such a bad idea. Plot incomprehensibility aside, the humor created by this gestalt of interpretation and actors comes close to having a breath of genius. And as far as middle-school humor is concerned: although it might make our purist twitch to hear it--when it comes right down to it, toilet humor was something Shakespeare understood quite well...