Word: oblivions
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...from Brick Lane after only 24 hours, the debate over such "nanny government" maneuvers and the rampant dangers of walking while texting rages on. It's a debate that New Yorkers joined last year when State Senator Carl Kruger of Brooklyn introduced a bill in Albany to combat "iPod oblivion." His bill, which was prompted by the death of two constituents who were killed crossing the street while listening to their iPods, sought to ban pedestrians from using earphones in crosswalks in New York's large urban areas. The bill languished in committee last year, but the Senator has reintroduced...
...burden of the visual medium it seeks to explore.“Beautiful Children” begins with the recounting of a recounting: Bock painstakingly describes the last filmed moments of Newell Ewing, a snotty 12-year-old reared by Las Vegas suburbanites, before he disappears into the oblivion of the Nevada desert. There is clear fixation with recordings: a stripper becomes comfortable with her job by imagining herself in a movie; her perpetually filthy but charismatic boyfriend schemes to break into the pornography industry; a father escapes his bleak marital situation by losing himself in pornographic films. Bock meditates...
...Live Act and British Single. In a misguided attempt at inclusiveness, the public votes for these, so instead of being a barometer of quality, the awards are all about the size of a band's fanbase. Which is how Take That - the '90s boy band that came back from oblivion a few years ago minus their most famous member, Robbie Williams - beat the likes of Muse and The Kaiser Chiefs for British Live Act and triumphed in the best British Single category. They may as well have called them "The Band Most Likely to Scare Your Parents" award...
...while “The World as a Stage” offers different ways of imagining what constitutes a “stage” and its “actors,” it contains one central contradiction. The divide between art and life might seem headed toward oblivion, but the “world” is not yet completely exchangeable with “the art gallery.” “Hunchback Kit” is problematic for the exhibition at large, because “Arena” re-imagines the gallery...
...face: he’s looking away from the camera while he strokes his scruff-laden chin. Collet’s visage is meant to look pensive, but instead he simply looks ridiculous. Despite the cover, the album starts off pleasantly enough with “Roll On Oblivion.” The song features Collett’s nasal voice accompanied by guitar, drums, and maracas. It has a vibe that recalls Jack Johnson and leaves the listener excited to hear more. It seems like a good start to a good thing, but the next song...