Word: spined
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...Frusciante does. Shot through with synths and full of the rich, sweet harmonies that distinguished By The Way from its predecessors, Shadows almost sounds like a pop album on songs like “Omission.” Frusciante is careful to maintain his outsider/auteur credentials with three eerie, spine-tingling synth tracks, but the rest of the album is given over to meatier stuff. The opening track, “Carvel,” is a miniature masterwork, emerging from a sheen of synths to grab you by the ear with a hook that keeps metamorphosing into something...
...towards selective inattention to—rather than vigorous persecution of—the decidedly uncool. I cut and dyed my hair, she kept her long, perfectly straight mane. And just thinking of her voice, which was always strangely deep with rich, wavering cadences, brings a chill up my spine...
...really ready for a close-up now. Panasonic has introduced the Lumix DMC-FZ10 4-megapixel camera ($600), a superzoom still camera that mimics camcorders in its ability to close in on shots. Its 12X-optical-zoom Leica lens lets you capture clearly the writing on the spine of a paperback 9 m away. Too much zoom can sometimes result in shaky pictures. To counteract that, Panasonic integrated an optical image stabilizer, technology commonly found only in camcorders. Stabilizer or no, it's still a challenge to shoot at great distances. That's why, for anyone interested in the FZ10...
...research last year, a neurosurgeon colleague suggested he spend time with some patients who might benefit from stem-cell research. Hwang met a young couple with a tragic tale. The day after their wedding, the newlyweds went hiking. The husband slipped on a mountain trail and injured his spine. In the five years since the accident, the man hadn't been able to walk or go to the bathroom without his wife's help...
...perhaps the best reason that we should collectively grow a spine is that if we have to live in fear, then the terrorists have won—not to mention the Republicans. And we all know what that would mean: no more sex for anyone…ever...