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...striking lines in the collection is in Eisenberg’s description of Nathaniel’s apartment, which overlooks the site of the attack: “When they moved in, it probably was the best view on the planet. Then, one morning, out of a clear blue sky, it became for a while, probably the worst.” The fears and questions the attack brings up for both men exacerbate the life crises they were already facing. The beauty of the story lies in the way the stresses the two characters face parallel each other?...
There were two types of fame on display at the press conference Monday morning in a grand, sky-lit room at the back of the New York Public library. There was director James Cameron, towering like a a six-foot-plus druidic monolith in a dark jacket and black turtleneck. And there was a light tan limestone box about two feet long lying on a table in front of Cameron - which the Titanic director was presenting as the burial box of Jesus Christ. All things being equal, we know who would be the bigger draw. (It was John Lennon...
...Many of the Founders, in fact, trace their desire to go into space to Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon in 1969. P.J. King was a kid, living in western Ireland, admiring the sky one night when his older brother started pointing out Orion and the constellations. "I said that's cool. We should go there. And my big brother says, you can't go there! I was angry and yelled, 'But I saw it on TV! They went to the moon'." Now 38 and living in Dublin, he laughs at the memory, but feels bad about not using...
...want to truly appreciate “All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone,” the new album from Explosions in the Sky, you should probably hasten to your nearest neighborhood drug dealer and ask him for as much marijuana as you can afford. That is not to say that the new release from the Texas-based instrumental band—perhaps best known for their controversial Sept. 11 related album cover and their creation of soundtracks for the film and TV series “Friday Night Lights”—is not good...
...When "playing mas," or masquerading in Carnival, partiers follow an organized caravan called a "band" that they have already registered with and chosen a costume from. Some outfits tend to be conservative, like the simple cotton sailor suits worn by one group. Others have elaborate sky-high headdresses and makeshift tails made of feathers that a peacock would envy. But by far the most noticeable are the decorated bikinis worn by the beauty queens - which leave just enough to the imagination. Of course, it simply isn't enough to just watch; being a person of action, I felt the need...