Word: shapely
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...seems a better thing to join the rhinoceroses who are, after all, beautiful in their own way. This is the turning point of the play, and its effectiveness lies in the way we identify with Daisy's choice. When a rhinoceros runs across the stage in scene one, taking shape as a green spotlight and brought to life by the amazed stares of the cast, it seems farcical. In the final scene, when the green lights shine at the windows of Berenger's little apartment and we can hear the thunder and the braying of the herd outside, they become...
...fairly weak, with little backbone and little courage." At the worst moment of his presidency, after the 1994 election wipeout, sources tell TIME, Hillary was even privately advocating the firing of much of the upper echelon of the White House staff. So she needed some kindred spirits to shape the strategy, people who could double as surrogates in the conversations that could not possibly take place in front...
...WITHOUT LIMITS A portrait of the artist as a long-distance runner. Steve Prefontaine (well played by Billy Crudup) is a knothead and a hothead, determined to shape his life and race to his own vision. This biography, from director and co-writer Robert Towne, is a sweet, sober meditation on winning, losing and the enigmas of American maleness...
...home really is: a toy. And since the most fun thing about the computer is the Internet and the least fun thing is attaching all the ugly cables, thank you for making it so easy to plug in. The two-tone keyboard! The adorable round mouse! The parabolic shape! Even the circuit boards, visible through the plastic sides, are alluring...
...PROTEUS It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... O.K., it's a plane, named after the sea god who changed shape. This little flyer can too: the middle section and the wings can be adjusted according to the mission the plane is undertaking. And because Proteus can fly so high (about 65,000 ft.) and for so long, potential missions are manifold: atmospheric research, reconnaissance and--designer Burt Rutan hopes--launching vehicles for space tourism. Proteus has the body of an insect but the heart of a jumbo...