Word: haze
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...many without arms and legs-who might otherwise have died ... BUT THE REAL DEVILS OF THE WAR WORK IN THE MIND. Something like a quarter of those who served may still be suffering from substantial psychological problems. They get flashbacks, nightmares, depression, startle reactions, and that wild red haze of rage in the brain when self-control goes and adrenaline shakes the whole frame, and some terrific violence struggles to cut loose. That is Vietnam combat doing its wild repertory in the theater of a vet's nerves." Read more at timearchive.com...
...prohibitionist vigilantes argue that non-smokers need to be protected from noxious fumes. Restaurant patrons, they cry, have a “right” to eat in a smoke-free environment, and bar workers should never be “forced” to work in a smoky haze. And these hypocrite liberal lecteurs know the solution: a totalitarian-minded ban on smoking in public places...
...full arc of the choreography.In the heavily promoted tribute to Bob Fosse entitled “Inspiration: Fosse,” the most inspiring aspects of the piece had nothing to do with the choreography, staging or performance. It was the lighting (decorative and moving spotlights through a smoky haze) that perfectly embodied the traditional Fosse atmosphere. The execution and choreography, however, were both far too influenced by the modernistic creativity flowing through the rest of the show. The dance itself had the wrong emotional texture, and the movements were too flowy and extended to lay claim to the crisp...
...Elizabeth Bishop: “I suddenly felt how repressed she was, how distant, how self involved—how nature wasn’t really there, it was just Elizabeth Bishop floating through the world in this depressive haze...
...Those who prefer film over digital images should awaken from their chemically induced haze! Digital is faster, cleaner, more versatile and incredibly fun to work with. In the hands of a true cinematographer, digital moviemaking exhibits all the soul, humanity and feeling of a production shot on film. None of those attributes are inherent in film alone but are rather created by the person whose eye is at the viewfinder. Would we believe for a minute that Ansel Adams was sad the day he was able to stop lugging around glass plates in favor of film? William C. Simone Lebanon...