Word: mooned
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...agenda, Pelosi sought to inspire the crowd, referencing such revered figures as civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. She also repeatedly invoked former President John F. Kennedy during the speech, quoting from his famous call to “send a man to the moon.” “The president for whom this great institution is named challenged our nation to set our sights even higher than before,” Pelosi said. “As [he] said, ‘The vows of this nation can only be fulfilled...
JAMES LOVELL 1968 One of three Apollo 8 astronauts, pioneers on the epic quest for the moon...
...veins/Bloodier than blood.” This blood courses through the end of “Via Chicago,” where Tweedy and Stirratt soar out of a cacophony of raw sounds with: “Rest my head on a pillowy star and a cracked-door moon that says I haven’t gone too far,” dovetailing seamlessly with the song’s guitar theme.Such resonance is appropriate enough, as Wilco thrills instrumentally as well as vocally. Nels Cline and Tweedy redefine synchronized guitar acrobatics in the short but beautifully orchestrated electric guitar...
...that the genre still has life in it. Gerstein's stirring story covers hundreds of thousands of years and a vast landscape; his illustrations rise to the realm of Chagall-like lyric fantasy. He tells of the earth's last giant, who, exhausted by his unrequited love for the moon, falls asleep and over the centuries becomes a mountain. In a town (Pupickton--from the Yiddish for belly button) built on his belly, the residents live in fear of waking him, until one day rambunctious little Carolinda does so. Sent to placate him, she sings a lullaby that soothes...
...leaving the work force to look after their children. When I was growing up, we thought we had it best because we could have it all: family and career. It is always fragile, being a parent. What aria do you most like singing? The Song to the Moon, from Rusalka, is my signature piece. And what do you most like listening to? Susan Graham singing as the Composer from Ariadne and Placido singing Otello - he was the greatest Otello for 30 years. Luciano, too, was so perfect in every way. I think of him as Ella Fitzgerald, and Placido...