Word: metaphores
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...work derives its title from the symbolic figure of Orion, whose presence frames the book's namesake poem, "Midnight Salvage." The eight-section poems run through pieces of Rich's past, focusing particularly on a college life that, according to Rich, was as "a cemetery is controlled." The morbid metaphor originates in this piece, which makes backhanded allusions to John Keats and Antonio Gramsci, who are buried in the same cemetery in Rome. Through Rich's instinctive search for the figure of Orion, listeners and readers voyage with the poet through a life of activism, looking through "history's bloodshot...
...train wreck, and Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, who seeks Dunn out to offer an explanation for his good fortune. No mention is made of comic books or their applications to real life, which appears to be Shyamalan's thesis and purpose for making this movie, and a metaphor debated frequently throughout the film. The twist ending of this film, a trick that Shyamalan became famous for in The Sixth Sense both supports and distorts the metaphor, and leaves the viewer unsure about whether the ending is an attempt to make a profound statement or overthrow any sense...
...bastardized Latin pop. Like the BSB, the only interesting thing about Ricky's new album is the title for its first single, "She Bangs." Unfortunately, Bon Bon Ricky can't take credit for pushing the envelope-when asked to explain it, he gushes, "She bangs! It's a metaphor for the universe. You know the big bang theory? So the universe is really this 'mother universe'-she bangs, and explodes. She moves. The planets, the galaxies, are all moving. That's what it means." New rule for pop stars: Sing, Don't Speak...
...state supreme court will probably decide that argument. But the hand recount turns out to be an apt metaphor for how Americans view the election itself. They both come down to the same kind of scrutiny: holding the thing up high, examining it closely and trying to see where the light comes shining through...
Augustine and Walsh attack an inconsistent text with ambition and energy. It is rare to see a musical that is smart, but the direction and choreography of this production make it just that. The use of swings in the Coney Island scene provide a visual metaphor for the suburban front-porch-swing respectability for which Charity longs, and the choreography of a dance scene in which the women shake their breasts and the men perform pelvic thrusts, and then switch roles, provides a welcome gender-bender in a musical which at times seems dated. Subtle twists like these, along with...