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...need is a lot of sun, a lot of space and a lot of mirrors - and NS1 has all of the above. 182,000 parabolic mirrors are spread over 400 acres of flat desert, creating a glistening sea of glass visible from miles away. Up close they're shaped like shallow satellite dishes, chasing the sun's movement as it passes through the sky. On the cloudy day I visited, the plant was running at less than full capacity, and some of the mirrors were turned downwards to block the force of the wind, which had the glass vibrating. Although...
...characteristic wouldn't suit the social-outcast theme of Leslie Caveny's script. Penelope has been so scarred by the superficial way she's been judged that, when she goes into a local pub, she wears a kerchief across the middle of her face, forcing her to drink a glass of beer with a straw. Caveny also has a slew of sow jokes to subject us to. "Bad nose job," notes Reese Witherspoon, who shows up at the bar (and was one of the film's producers). And when Penelope gorges on Ho-Hos, her mother asks...
...February so that anyone without a date will freeze to death,” he quipped. “How Darwinian.” His dry, somewhat misanthropic sarcasm provided a refreshing contrast to the otherwise sappy holiday. As with any indie show, tight jeans and black plastic glasses were omnipresent. In this case, however, they were worn almost entirely by older (read: post-collegiate) people. This is partially because the Magnetic Fields have been around since the mid-nineties, but it also seems to be a function of the venue. Somerville Theater has found a unique niche market, catering...
...high-end Levis that can’t be found in most stores. What makes Concepts stand out, though, is its space and ambience. The left and right walls are lined with merchandise in typical lifestyle store fashion, but the middle of the store is divided by a unique glass partition with two gas flame burners dancing in the center. The first time I went in, they offered to flambé something for me. At the back of the store there is a glass “interview booth,” where Concepts plans to interview various fashion celebrities...
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton debated for the 20th time Tuesday night about health care, trade, Iraq and their own campaign tactics. And though it sometimes took a magnifying glass to measure their differences on policy, the distinctions in their personal styles were visible from satellite...