Word: lushes
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There are miles of orange groves and lush greenery along the two-lane highway leading into Winter Haven. However, the town itself is home to some motels I wouldn’t have considered staying in for post-prom...
...Nintendo in 1983, Kondo brought his classical training (and his love for Western rock music) to the "Mario" and "Zelda" franchises, and crafted some of the most memorable tunes to grace early consoles, even with a drastically limited palette.With only five channels of sound output, it was clear that lush instrumentation was not going to be the NES' forte. These technical restrictions of the system's sound chips proved to be the main impetus behind the emergence of a unique, musically innovative "Nintendo sound."As a genre, Nintendo music was notable for its ability to circumvent its own apparent limitations...
...mile from the minister’s lush residence, thousands of ‘free’ Zimbabweans experience another form of violence. Still living in plastic tents after having been forcibly evicted from their homes by a nation-wide “Clean Up” campaign last year, they silence their criticisms of government for fear of further reprisals. One of the police officers who guards the camp might privately sympathize with the displaced, but has five children of his own and earns three million Zimbabwean dollars per month, about $30 US. School fees and rent consume...
...morally arbitrary housing system gave him inherent advantages over me, who, as a Grays Easterner, lives hundreds of feet further (that’s, like, 50 steps!) from Annenberg and the mail center than Mr. Canaday. He was, it seems, one of the lucky few to enjoy the lush and exclusive privileges life has to offer, selected in a way that is as arbitrary as winning the lottery, or being nominated for the Supreme Court by President Bush. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Mr. Canaday clearly enjoys the privilege of sleeping later, of spending less time in transit, of wearing...
...Picasso” or “Howards End”). Fortunately, extraordinary acting makes up for rather drab dialogue and slow-paced action. “Countess” is a true Merchant-Ivory collaboration. As with most Merchant-Ivory films, a stellar cast is paired with a lush backdrop of elegant costumes and scenery. Taking place in 1930s Shanghai, “Countess” is a fitting end to their legendary partnership. Fiennes plays Todd Jackson, a blind former diplomat who starts his own nightclub after losing both his wife and daughter in a tragic...