Word: plot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other writer of Rick Moody's generation would have used a plot like this as an excuse to hold a pity party--indeed, probably would have created the plot expressly to condemn the previous generation for messing up the world, etc., etc. But Moody makes no moral judgments on the sad state of affairs in Connecticut that has hemmed Hex and Billie and Billie's husband Lou Sloane into standard suburban lives; instead, he analyzes and describes and unravels character and action and landscape in scintillating prose. He is a young author who chooses to write about rather sordid, dull...
...offer everything from instant trading to tons of news and data about stocks and mutual funds. Want to check the long-term price performance of General Squid or compare it with Amalgamated Squid? Most sites include links to resources such as Big Charts www.bigcharts.com or StockTools www.stocktools.com that promptly plot the lines. Wall Street City (www.wall streetcity.com lets e-traders rank stocks by price-earnings ratios and popularity with big investors, among other criteria...
This call is from France. One of the bounty hunters checking in. He has found the home of someone who might have been in contact with Shah's ex-wife, and the detective is sitting on the house now, waiting it out. He and Shah share notes and plot strategy...
...center of the plot is the Terrestrial Axis Straightening Company, which plans to reposition the globe so that the Earth's climate will be universally benign, like everlasting spring ("Polar bears will soon have to use artificial ice"). In Astor's view, "this period--A.D. 2000--is by far the most wonderful the world has as yet seen." But the world has grown too small, which is why the book's main characters take off for Jupiter in a spaceship equipped with booster rockets. "The future glory of the human race," concludes Astor, "lies in exploring at least the solar...
...with his partner, the more stable Jerry Bruckheimer, produced the hits Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop and Crimson Tide before his 1996 death from an overdose. Aside from his obvious pop-culture smarts, Simpson's main contribution to cinema was his dictum that a blockbuster must have an easily described plot with three acts: explosive incident, impending crisis, triumphant resolution. His own story, however, was far more complex. Though colorful tales of Simpson's trollops and narcotics abuse have been documented in the past, Fleming cleverly uses Simpson's life to explore Hollywood's entire dark side, which has spawned such...