Word: rareness
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...remember when I was just working on baggage X-ray machines" recollections. Where the regular Oscars show clips from the nominated films, the SciTech awards show clips from labs, pictures of graphs and charts, rows of scientists bent diligently over their computers. "An award like this is a rare and beautiful thing," said Colin Davidson, honored for his work on 3D modeling. "An award like this to a geek is a rare and beautiful thing squared...
...willingness to slow down and to show that [poetry] is pleasurable.” However, despite their hopes for the future, many of these poets believe that poetry will never become a part of mass culture.“Real and deep engagement with poetry will always be something rare. Difficult art will be difficult no matter what the medium is,” says Dan Chaisson, a graduate of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a widely published poet and professor of English at Wellesley College.“I would hate for [poetry] to be some...
...Hannibal Rising” serves as a prequel to “Red Dragon,” attempting to humanize the psychopathic cannibal that sends shivers down the spines of even the most hardened of horror fans. Harris worked on the book and screenplay simultaneously, a rare feat in the entertainment industry, and released the work last December. While critics were not enthused by the book, the jury is still out on the movie. Set after World War II, the film follows Lecter as he witnesses multiple atrocities of the Eastern front with his sister Mischa. After Mischa is gruesomely...
...Nevertheless, Hill said he expected a draft agreement by tomorrow that would lay out the steps that needed to be taken and a time frame for all the choreography to occur (Hill hoped everything could be accomplished in "single-digit weeks.") For the moment, the atmospherics are good - a rare occasion. But don't be surprised as details once again get in the way of a deal. It's happened before...
...Perhaps allowing the rare presence of two Americans at the annual event was intended to relay the message to Washington that the so-called Rejectionist Crescent, the arc of state and non-state actors from Iran to Syria, was united in opposition to the Bush Administration's "New" Middle East. But that wasn't the only message. At the end of the evening, Ambassador Akhtire lingered long enough to say goodbye to us. "If America wants trust in the Middle East, it has to have a balanced policy based on respect, and which deals with the root causes of problems...