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...this got me wondering about my cinematic soul mate (what was his name, was he better looking than me, etc.) But soon after, I was thrust into a period of monkish introspection. Randomness alone could not possibly account for such an odd episode. There must be some link, some pattern, binding my movie choices: The Insider, Quiz Show, Erin Brockovich...
...hopes for a positive outcome now depend partly on cooperation from Tehran, which certainly has more influence than the U.S. and its allies do over the major political forces among Iraq's Shiite majority. Still, the administration's internal debate persists, its policy currently locked into a holding pattern somewhere between the stools of regime-change and engagement...
...grass was still wet from a morning rain and the sunlight sparkled as it hit the water drops. I watched for a few moments as the branches shook and the shadows shifted. Then I reached up, grabbed a low-hanging branch, and gave it a tug. The lacy pattern of sunlight and shadow leapt and danced and the branch swung wildly. I think I could have stayed there pulling on that branch and watching those shadows dance until the sun went down. I liked playing with “Wave” and “Head Body Limbs...
...works made à partir de the paintings are not mere copies of them: derivation is what is possible. Not duplication, but dissemination. The Ingres is recast in a world of matrices, etched linear lines, solid, dashed or dotted, with a constant and deliberate geometrical pattern by which effects of depth and texture are achieved. The color of the paint may be lost, but something else is gained...
That being said, there are a number of tales at the back of the book for adults only. These are shorter than the others, though Tatar admits that this is “more of an accident” than indicative of a pattern. “I suppose I didn’t want to torture readers with the longer ones,” she laughs...