Word: glow
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...smoke hangs over the city: the government, desperate to limit the daily 12- hour blackouts of summer, spent some of its precious cash on cheap, dirty oil to fire the electric plants. But nights are still dark and silent; only the light from the tourist hotels casts a faint glow over the ocean-front Malecon. Havana is a ghost of itself, its once vibrant life leached out by hard times...
...they have also become a source of disappointment. When we compare the division and cynicism of our own time to the rosy glow of the Kennedy years, the present inevitably comes up short. Unsurprising, since our Kennedy is not built upon reality, but upon the hopes of a generation that never knew...
...made 50-ft. leaps across canyons and roads. Palm trees exploded; $1 million homes seemed to combust spontaneously. At the beach, black smoke hung over the surf, and in downtown Los Angeles a steady "snow" of flake-size ash fell. Elsewhere the embers glowed red and started new blazes. In many areas, day became night as soot obscured the sun, while a permanent "sunset," the orange glow of not-so-distant flames, eerily lit the horizon...
...first cool thing we encountered was a tasty little store called "Sweet and Nasty" on Mass. Ave. between Newbury St. and Common wealth Ave. It featured all sorts of gadgets and toys for the perverted-at-heart. These included everything from the usual glow-in-the-dark condoms and chocolate body paint, to a life-sized doll named John, sporting a battery-operated, vibrating member...
...after the glow of triumph fades, you are left with a certain hollow feeling. Rudy Ruettiger's determination and heart are admirable--and his obsession some what frightening--but you can't help feeling, "Why wasn't his life-long dream a cure for cancer?" So if you want serious art and debate over social issues, go see something at the Brattle. But if you're in the mood for some Easy Cheese that will go down smoothly, go cheer for "Rudy...