Word: roman
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...afternoon sun beats down on a rocking sea of blue, palpitating with the strokes of a fleet of warriors. Oars slice into the spinning water as the shoreline blurs into the paling horizon. Like Roman slaves, they propel themselves along the water, the outcries of the coxswain lashing them at every move...
Where the hell are Camper Van Beethoven? After an extended hiatus, the quirky pop band from the ’80s are back to prove that David Lowery was better off with CVB than he ever was with Cracker. New Roman Times dropped last week, and with Guided By Voices in retirement, CVB may well be the greatest group of aging indie stars under a three-word band name. Stereo 360 opens. Tickets $18, $20 at door. 18+. 8pm. The Middle East Downstairs...
This idea of the work of art in a world of art works is explored in the exhibition as well. There are prints which seek to render the Roman Colloseum as “Experienced Space” for those who cannot journey there. The cathedral at Rouen and all its intricacy is explored by print-makers again and again from the late 18th century until Lichtenstein...
...Next is usually a sequel to What Worked. In this skeptical light, Kingdom of Heaven can be seen as a recipe of familiar faces and tropes. Hire Ridley Scott to direct a burly period epic that pits an obscure hero against historical figures (think Gladiator, then substitute the Holy Roman Empire for the plain old Roman one). Cast Orlando Bloom as a young smithy who boldly challenges the nobility and Liam Neeson as the rebel hero's stalwart father figure (as he was for Leonardo DiCaprio in Gangs of New York). Add Jeremy Irons for tone and Eva Green...
SPIN ALLEY IS ONE OF THE WEIRDER VENUES OF MODERN U.S. politics. It is the room where reporters gather after a debate to be serenaded by the respective candidates' handlers and allies. There is a Roman Colosseum feel to the scene: each gladiator is trailed by a lackey carrying a large placard with his or her name in big block letters, so you can track ROVE and LOCKHART working the room. Which was how I found out that John Kerry had won last week's first encounter with George W. Bush...