Word: legendizing
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...embattled and traumatized friend, “Tell me when its over!” every time Depp came on screen. “The Libertine,” details the life of John Wilmot, the second Duke of Rochester, whose unparalleled bisexual licentiousness made him both a legend and a man reviled. He was extremely witty and intelligent, but his cynicism ultimately impelled his self-destruction. Depp’s Wilmot is completely and utterly unlikable. He scorns the overtures of his long-suffering wife (played by a rather wan-looking Rosamund Pike of “Pride & Prejudice?...
...been cast in many roles: the infant prodigy paraded around European courts by his father, Leopold; the foulmouthed brat whose letters attest to a fondness for off-color practical jokes. One widespread misconception has him buried in a pauper's grave in Vienna's St. Marx Cemetery. Another unproven legend, given widespread credence thanks to the hit movie Amadeus, depicts him as the victim of his jealous court rival Antonio Salieri. Fervent admirers have argued that he was divinely inspired, but some modern psychologists detect an infantile-regressive personality. And if he were alive today, says Herbert Brugger...
...have chewed for centuries for traditional medicinal purposes and which the U.S. has tried for decades to eradicate in Bolivia because drug traffickers use it to make cocaine. Morales impishly claims that coca-leaf extract is part of the formula of the classic American beverage Coca-Cola (a legend the company has consistently declined to comment on) and adds, "It's not right that exporting coca is legal for Coca-Cola but not for the rest...
...foot mural, buried 50 feet below the ground, illustrates the Mayan creation story in three sections. The first depicts the establishment of order in the world by four Mayan deities. The second and third sections portray the life, death, and resurrection of the maize god, who by Mayan legend crowned himself king of the world. The last panel also shows a Mayan king and his lineage from the maize god. Here, the panel appears to provide the most clues to the purpose of the mural. Researchers suggest that the mural was intended to represent the Mayan king?...
...Pro” into a new-wave hoedown, which is fun, if not terribly moving.Besides these peaks, the remixes are pretty much watered-down rehashes of the originals. The difference between Beck’s “Earthquake Weather” and remix legend Mario C’s annoyingly minimalist take on it borders on nonexistence. Diplo’s “Go It Alone” starts out promisingly, with subterranean thumps straight outta the Caribbean and dubplate guitars that jangle in from another century. But then the track stays in a holding pattern...