Word: ghosting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...here, eight years after its author became world famous, is Anil's Ghost (Knopf; 307 pages; $25). The new novel seems, at first, very much of a piece with its acclaimed predecessor. Once again, the story unfolds episodically, with frequent time shifts, as if a dark mural were being illuminated by flashbulbs. Once again, a small group of characters--several men and a woman who forms the emotional link between them--struggle to maintain their hold on reality, whatever that has come to mean, amid the pervasive violence...
...those interested in comic art's potential, Clowes' work offers exciting literary possibilities (a film adaptation of one of his earlier series, Ghost World, is in production with American Beauty star Thora Birch). Boring is anything...
...their fair share of chocolate-covered strawberries (The award, by the way, went to the Dave Foley Band). The lead vocalist for Half Cocked, upon presentation of an award, queried the audience, "Is anybody drunk out there?" Select members of Tree, presenting Outstanding New Rock Band (won by Star Ghost Dog and Waltham) certainly appeared to be. Tree waltzed onto stage with plastic cups of beer in their hands, and one particularly rambunctious member leapt off the stage after slurringly (and accurately) accusing the audience of general ennui. The bloke proceeded to jump from chair back to chair back across...
...LOOK] Smart but spooky, like pantsuited ghost of Sharon Stone...
...uniqueness while also accommodating the demands of space and modernity. The challenge remains for Harrington and his supporters to adjust the competing pulls of history and progress in favor of the future without failing to acknowledge the past. Seniors in the crowd, loyal Sox fans, and even the ghost of Eliot himself realize that it's not healthy to be only nostalgic. Let's all graduate, let the Red Sox win, let there be a new stadium. As Eliot wrote, "Hurry up please, it's time." Meanwhile, the Sox drubbed the Twins 13-4 on Tuesday...