Word: randomed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...masters of the Ministry of Information tyrannize the populace, they in turn are tyrannized by the maze of technology in which they live. No machine works properly, from elevators which stop and start at random, to air conditioners which alternately broil and freeze their victims. The intrusion of technology into daily life is visible in the presence of giant, serpentine ducts which protrude into every living space, from the richest apartment to the lowliest hovel...
SOME OTHER RANDOM thoughts about the Quad and how nice...
...amateurish way. Throughout the novel they interrupt every once in a while to explain the most recent occurrence in the life of Francis Cornish. "If you wish to talk of Chance', said the Daimon Maimas. 'But you and I know how deceptive the concept of Chance--the wholly random, inexplicable happening--is as a final explanation of anything...
...nuggets can be found in the kidvid heap. In the first of a planned series of notable children's stories narrated by well-known stars, Random House this fall released Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit, read by Meryl Streep. Despite minimal animation, the show is made irresistible by Streep's touching narration and George Winston's graceful music. (Still to come: Jack Nicholson reading Kipling's Just So Stories and Cher doing The Ugly Duckling.) A video version of The Macmillan Illustrated Almanac for Kids is an intriguing hodgepodge of informational segments on such diverse topics as why volcanoes happen...
...himself, and the photography and synchronized sound were taken by McElwee as he lugged his 16mm camera to secluded islands, mountain retreats and the guest bedrooms of a series of women from his romantic past. But unlike your basic home movie, McElwee has not sent forth a slew of random holiday footage. On the contrary, he has edited meticulously some 30 hours of hand-held adventure filming to produce a rueful, bittersweet...