Word: joyousness
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...with a machete each and every one of his fingers, sliced off he saw his phalanges fall one by one”—before finally ending with the emotionally compelling—“enjoying...so many festive colors, among the most salient being that joyous cheerful red, as if red had nothing to do with blood and sorrow but was rather the emblem of happiness.” The positioning of the fantastical next to the historical and both of them next to the possible throws into question what exactly is real. Moya examines Latin American...
...Underground, Brigid Berlin, Paul Morrissey, Billy Name, and others—show the bitterness, gossip, and jealousy that characterized the inner workings of Williams’s world. Yet these interviews of elderly, solitary, forgetful “new-agers”—juxtaposed with the ephemeral, joyous images of them from Williams’s lovely original films—remind the audience that the Factory was very human, if only because it shows that idols also age. “I wanted to show the inconsistency of the whole narrative of the time and to show...
...muslim holiday of Hari Raya, the final days of Ramadan, is usually a joyous time in Malaysia. The offices of Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers empty as Malaysians travel to their home villages to celebrate with family and friends. But this year is different. As Ahmad Mustapha, a 48-year-old banker, boarded a bus in Kuala Lumpur with his wife and two children to visit his parents, all he could think about was what might happen to him and to his country when he returned to work. After Wall Street's U.S. stock swoon on Sept. 29 and Washington...
...executive producer Larry Simpson said. Though the festival’s main objective is to provide unbridled entertainment, organizers are confident that the bacchanalia it encourages does not hinder the appreciation of the music at the heart of the festival. “The festival is a big joyous party for the city of Boston,” Simpson said. “It brings together a very diverse group of people in a very festive atmosphere that is fuelled by good music.” —Staff writer Ama R. Francis can be reached at afrancis@fas.harvard.edu...
...Americans jumped out to a small lead in the second set, then the Chinese tied it at 18, prompting a joyous roar from the home fans. But the U.S. reeled off three unanswered points - capped by a quick Walsh smash down the middle - to claim the match 21-18, 21-18. It was the 108th consecutive victory for Walsh, 30, and May-Treanor, 31, a winning streak that's more than a year...