Word: seems
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There are several factors in Elvis' "inexorable decline," none of which, as Guralnick emphasizes in his introduction, provides a "simple or monolithic" explanation but which make his death seem all but inevitable. His life is presented as a round of silly escapades with his seemingly ever-present "Memphis Mafia," a group of employees/syncophants/friends whose main purpose was to indulge Elvis' whims, trysts with multiple girlfriends and performances in movies and concerts of varying quality. This was all fueled by a constant stream of drugs, mainly amphetamines, to which he became addicted in Germany while serving in the Army and which...
...Bass Player Magazine's "Bassist of the Year" for three years in a row. And it is little wonder why. His mastery of the instrument leaves you room for no other reaction than a open jawdrop as you let out a few nervous laughs, expecting the Apocalypse. This might seem like a strange statement, but this reviewer does not exaggerate the musicians' incredible technical virtuosity. It speaks for itself in their smoothly amazing, highly humorous comedic flair. They are so in tune with their instruments that making musical jokes is just a natural extension...
...lounging informally on a comfortable blue chair. While the girl is clearly the subject of the painting, Cassatt forces her to the side, filling the canvas with four ponderous blue sofa-chairs. The outrageous multicolored upholstery patterns, painted in thick, indelicate slashes, dominate the surface of the painting and seem disconnected from the fabric of the sofas, almost as if floating above the chairs themselves. When it first appeared, this painting caused a small sensation; the source of the problem was not, however, the bold use of color. Rather, this painting elicited controversy because of the coy expression...
...time during which many Americans seem loathe to accept the advice of any arts critic, Siskel was truly a star in his own right. I once heard a friend say something along the lines of, "Siskel and Ebert? Pffhh. I'd probably be more likely to go to a movie that they gave two thumbs down." And strangely enough, about a week or so later, I found myself looking at The New York Times' Arts section wherein some horrible B-movie (which I think was supposed to revive the career of one of those long-forgotten extras from Saved...
There's nothing like a good global disaster to bring people together. At least, according to Hollywood. The feel-good disaster flicks which hit big at the box office seem to tap into a never-ending supply of optimistic sappiness: In the face of imminent apocalypse, humankind will find the necessary resilience to join forces and overcome...