Word: legendizing
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...preconceptions. In Fiona Apple’s “Criminal,” he takes the barely legal sensuality of the singer and sullies it in decidedly illicit ways, and in the highly regarded “Hurt,” he lays out the iconic legend of Johnny Cash in flashes of archival footage until offering the ailing singer at his most vulnerable. Countless other directors work at a similar level of inspired ingenuity, including computer animator Shynola (Queens of the Stone Age’s “Go with the Flow”) and Jonathan Glazer...
...rarest potential." In 1978 Alexander Haig said Clark was "an officer of impeccable character." We know this because the Clark for President campaign released 200 pages of similar encomiums last week, internal evaluations covering 30 years of the general's Army career--a blindingly impressive document, the stuff of legend and political ads to come. Unfortunately, the paeans to Clark's character, courage and leadership came during a week when he was showing none of the above with regard to the $87 billion that President Bush has requested to maintain the American military presence in Iraq and begin the reconstruction...
Most would not dispute the rude reputation of the ’74 and ’75 boats, and none would say they were anything but smooth. Harvard tacked unofficial national championships on to undefeated seasons in both years, building a legend that future crews would strive to mirror...
Hico, Texas "WHERE EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY" The biggest somebody was Billy the Kid. Town legend has it that the outlaw died here...
...story of the Tornariti begins in Groton, Mass., a little town about an hour northwest of Boston, just a few miles shy of the New Hampshire border. It was here that the Tornariti legend began, as the two came to dominate the sports scene for years, propelling their high school to two state titles in soccer and a state finals appearance in basketball...