Word: sanding
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...Jorie Graham’s poem “Europe,” the speaker wanders present-day Omaha Beach watching children make sand castles when her thoughts turn to subatomic particles. Yet she renders the scientific images in themselves, with no pretension to metaphor or conceit, even issuing a warning: “Don’t seek. It is not open to seeking.” The ambiguity of the scientific fact’s actual connection with one’s life resonates the poem into a deeper emotional plane. This is negative capability. The beauty...
...ground. Bang! Bang! That awesome sound. Bang! Bang! “Stomp” doesn’t let you down. With 30 brooms, 288 liters of water, 40 newspapers, 12 boxes of matches, 10 wooden poles, 10 garbage can lids, gaff tape and 20 pounds of sand mix, 11 extremely talented percussionist-dancers produce a heart-pounding, crowd pleasing show of smashing, crashing, sticks, kicks, slaps, and claps. Though slightly repetitive at times, “Stomp” uses every domestic object you’ve always wanted to drum with—including the kitchen sink?...
...consists of worn and dented street signs, trash cans, construction tools, and metal siding flung across the stage or hung on a tall fence-like rack. It has a rough, rugged feel to it that complements the posh theatre surrounding it. The stage is topped off with loads of sand scattered across the floor. And so the stage is set. Lights rise. Action...
...according to a new study just published in Science, there may not be any mystery after all. By looking at the chemistry of fossilized foraminifera - tiny sea creatures no bigger than a grain of sand - a team led by Aradhna Tripati, of University of the California, Los Angeles, has detected a significant CO2 bump during both warming episodes...
...perky, gaudy, old-fashioned musical comedies. But Kristina should find a constituency among those who love hearing wonderful music sung by gifted voices. If any naughty folks last night recorded the show, they should immediately post some of its instant classics: Robert's devastating solo "Gold Can Turn to Sand," the rollicking girl-group number "American Man," the anthemish "Summer Rose" and a whole sheaf of romantic duets, the most memorable of which is Kristina's and Karl-Oskar's "I'll Be Waiting There." Not to bring the show to the stage - or at least...